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Five psychiatric disorders 'linked'

Autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia all share several genetic risk factors, according to a major study. Versions of four genes increased the odds of all five disorders. Researchers hope to move the psychiatry away from describing symptoms towards fundamentally understanding what is going wrong in the brain. The findings were reported in the Lancet medical journal.

1 Mar 2013
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Mulholland secures the PM backing for whizz kidz "Generation Inspired" Report

Greg Mulholland MP (Leeds North West), has called on the Prime Minister to welcome Whizz Kidz 'Generation Inspired?' report, as a great opportunity to use the Paralympic games legacy to improve the lives of young disabled people. Greg then joined Whizz-Kidz beneficiary and double gold Paralympic medallist Hannah Cockroft MBE and two Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors - Kidz-Board representative Joel Connor-Saunders and aspiring wheelchair racer Charlotte Moore to present the report to number 10 Downing Street.

1 Mar 2013
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Draft Care and Support Bill forum

The Joint Committee on the draft Care and Support Bill, chaired by Paul Burstow MP, is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill and has set up this web forum to hear the views of carers.

25 Feb 2013
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