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How to Switch Care Sponsors
A complete, step-by-step timeline from resignation to starting your new role. If you’re a care worker in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, switching sponsors can feel like a complicated process.
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Latest UK Visa Sponsorship Rules
This all-in-one guide explains the latest UK visa sponsorship rules, including the major changes introduced in July 2025.
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Alzheimer’s disease: In the eye of the beholder?
A new technology designed to detect Alzheimer’s in the back of the eye before the onset of symptoms has been created
Cinnamon can act as memory and learning booster
The distinctive spice has been found to have a positive effect on the hippocampus, an area of the brain that generates, organises and stores memory
The Alzheimer’s vaccine: what does it mean for you?
There was much excitement last week about a study claiming to have found a vaccine to fight Alzheimer’s disease, but how does it work and is it really something to get excited about?
Exercise throughout life to reap the most brain benefits
Don’t leave getting fit and healthy until too late in life, say researchers, as doing regular exercise in your 20s, 30s and beyond can help to reduce the risk of dementia
Antibiotics may help prevent Alzheimer’s by affecting gut bacteria
New research claims antibiotics could actually affect the brain’s immune cells, reducing the risk of dementia
Test balance and grip strength to predict dementia risk in over-90s
Study claims poor balance and weak grip are associated with increased risk of late-age dementia
Having a stressful, busy job could help fight Alzheimer’s
It’s just one of the pieces of research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2016 in Toronto
Finding the silver lining in a dementia diagnosis
A study claims dementia forces you to appreciate life and makes relationships stronger
Can testing your sense of smell predict memory decline and dementia?
Two studies have looked into how smell and dementia risk might be linked, but could it really be used as a useful indicator?
What does 'live-in care' mean?