Socially prescribed creative play boosts wellbeing
Socially prescribed creative play helps children and their parents develop new skills and promotes wellbeing, a new study has found.
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Groundbreaking proton beam therapy cancer trial opens
A cancer treatment that is currently available to only a limited number of UK patients is to be tested in a clinical trial to see if it causes fewer long-term side effects than standard radiotherapy.
Heart attack significantly increases risk of other health conditions
Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows.
Collaborating on children's health research
A new partnership to tackle the serious health and wellbeing problems affecting children and young people across Leeds, Yorkshire and the UK has been officially launched.
Tackling crisis in care for autistic children
A new report reveals a crisis in children’s autism assessment, warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and education support.
Rare disorder causing extra fingers and toes identified
A rare disorder which causes babies to be born with extra fingers and toes and a range of birth defects has been identified in new research co-led by the University of Leeds.
Tackling tooth decay in children
A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay.
Leeds hosts health workforce expert panel debate
Leading experts in public health and care policy debated health workforce related challenges and how cross-sector collaboration can address them at a panel discussion at the University of Leeds.
Ensuring nutrition is at the heart of climate smart agriculture
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply key micronutrients for the population, say researchers.
Graduate nurse becomes mentor to next generation
An award-winning nursing student has spoken of her pride after mentoring young people at disadvantaged schools across Leeds during her studies.