Aspirin shows promising potential as Alzheimer’s treatment, say scientists
The common painkiller stimulates part of the brain’s waste disposal system, according to early research. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328713.aspirin-shows-promising-potential-as-alzheimers-treatment-say-scientists/
Queen formally welcomed to Edinburgh at start of Holyrood week
The annual Ceremony of the Keys saw the monarch handed the keys of the city and welcomed by Edinburgh Lord Provost Frank Ross....
Heatwave continues following one of the hottest and driest Junes on record
Many parts of the country have enjoyed temperatures around the mid-to-high 20s. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328715.heatwave-continues-following-one-of-the-hottest-and-driest-junes-on-record/
‘Gay conversion therapies’ to be banned as part of equality plan
Controversial gay conversion therapies are to be banned under a new LGBT action plan outlined by the Government. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328482.gay-conversion-therapies-to-be-banned-as-part-of-equality-plan/
Junk food crackdown planned to improve Scotland’s diet
MINISTERS are planning a crackdown on junk food to address Scotland’s stubbornly bad diet and complement previous curbs on smoking and alcohol. ....
Banks ‘failed to engage with communities’ as they closed branches
BANKS failed to engage with communities as they presided over the widespread closures of hundreds of branches across Scotland, a Holyrood inquiry has...
‘We invested our life savings in top-end housing scheme… and lost everything’
CLAIRE Wilkinson and Paula Tatters love Bellside Brae. After all, they paid for it. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328698.we-invested-our-life-savings-in-top-end-housing-scheme-and-lost-everything/
Tributes paid after ‘original’ Bay City Roller Alan Longmuir dies from mystery bug
TRIBUTES have been paid to Bay City Rollers guitarist Alan Longmuir, who has died aged 70, after falling ill while on holiday. ....
Cranes move in and workers ready to remove the Mack piece by piece
IT has stood at the heart of the city for more than a century acting as a testament to its designer’s genius, regularly...
Temporary GPs charging as much as £1,400 per day in Scotland
TEMPORARY doctors are charging as much as £1,400 per day to plug staff shortages across Scotland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16328316.temporary-gps-charging-as-much-as-1400-per-day-in-scotland/
