virtually everyone you see is battling some form of parkinson's disease. robin williams had early stages of the. muhammed ali battled it for years. baseball's kurt ibson and actor michael jay fox fighting it and the best way to attack it is to keep moving cecelia being a balance structure is an advocate . >> i knew nothing about and it people i would never have the opportunity to meet and make it to work with those people. >> reporter: one of many involved in the may 5th moving day in san francisco. a sunday 9:00 a.m. event held at justin herman plaza that encourages constant movement, stresses exercise. the director of the san francisco ballet school saw a therapeutic need for a parkinson's dance program. >> my mother was a valley teacher, extremely successful woman very, very active. wednesday they offered me the directorship i realized that something he really wanted to do we need to do that to create that. >> reporter: in the meantime the wednesday saturday parkinson's ballet classics will long. and there are several rocksteady parkinson programs in th

we need to do that and create a parkinson's class.>> reporter: the wednesday, saturday parkinson's balletclasses role on. there are several rocksteady boxing fight parkinson programs in the bay area. they all have the idea to keep moving. >> rocksteady boxing. 9 a.m. to noon at justin herman plaza. there will be t-shirts, raffles, prizes. there is a walk and all kinds of things geared to keep moving. >> your wonderful to be doing it and you are a wonderful spokesperson to be helping out. mr. involvement. thank you.>>> coming up in our next half hour, high lead level shutdown appears into clear businesses. what you need to know if you have visited them.>>> i am john ramos in alameda where the rift at the old naval air station has not come cheap. how the city plans to make it prosper. >>> there is another case of measles in california. we will tell you where the latest patient turned up.>>> we were in water and we couldn't tell where we were. >> everyone on board this passenger jet is okay after america rescue on a florida river. >>> we had a really hard landing and the plane bounced and it

cbs news weather producer david parkinson has a look at the danger zones. >> good morning, you can see the radar is incredibly active. we've got over a thousand miles of storms from texas up to illinois, severe thunderstorm warnings, severe thunderstorm watches, tornado watches and flash flood watches through the day today. in fact, it's a 3 out of 5 on the severe weather index. so not as bad as it was yesterday, but still a severe weather day for sure. in fact, the timing of it shows that you've got heavy rain right now for the morning hours. then as we move through to the afternoon, kansas city gets a line of not only heavy rain but also the chance for some severe weather today, and then it's st. louis that gets it in the evening, not only the chance for damaging winds but also tornados and then the line finally makes its way out of here. we clear out for your wednesday. david parkinson, cbs news. >>> the ntsb is investigating a small plane crash off alaska that killed both people on board. the taquan air float plane went down monday near metlakatla harbor. it's the second time in a

virtually everyone you say is battling some form of parkinson's disease.obin williams had early stages of it. mohammed ali was battling it four years. baseballs and actors are fighting it and the best way to attack it is to keep moving. >> cecelia, a ballet instructor is an advocate. >> i learned about a disease i knew nothing about. i met people i would never have the opportunity to meet and i get to work with those people. >> one of many involved in the may 5 moving day in san francisco. a sunday at 9 am held at the plaza. it stresses exercise and encourages constant movement. patrick is the director of the san francisco ballet school. a therapeutic dance program. >> my mother got the disease and she was a ballet teacher. she was successful and active. when they offered me the directorship of the school i realized that it was something i really needed to do. we need to create that class. >> in the meantime, the wednesday, saturday class go on and there is several boxing programs in the bay area and with the idea to keep moving. >>> all right, at 9 am tom

. >> reporter: yosef's dad was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. so yosef has decided to move back to his hometown of cleveland to care for him. it's a big change but also a practice what you preach moment for yosef. >> a very normal part of the process. >> reporter: a year ago he started his own company as what he calls a life transformation coach. >> people who come to me feel a deep calling to do more with their lives. people who realize they've been following a path in life that is not their own. we have three bedrooms. >> reporter: still, it's what yosef is planning on doing once the home, listed for a little over a million dollars sells is special, cdonating $100,000 of that money to charity. specif specifically the sophie foundation, helping indigenous people worldwide. >> they said are you sure? i don't know who the people are that ultimately buy this home, but i hope it is a family that feels kicked to the things i file connected to. >> reporter: he says he is not fabulously wealthy and giving up $100,000 will put a dent in his financial s

parkinson's disease is a condition of the brand. dementia is a condition of the brain. there's a multitude of conditions of the brain including traditional mental illnesses. the more we understand about them, the easier it is for us to a knowledge the pain, acknowledge the gift as well, and help people by simply saying i care. host: south carolina, good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: how're you doing? host: doing well, what is your question or comment? caller: i just wanted to say that this country has never had a great health care system. par.s fallen way below seem to bey they able to address mental health is by either putting them in jail and locking them up or just letting people roam the streets. have caused a lot of the major health care facilities in south carolina where i live, they have a few small places that cannot accommodate the amount of mental health care places that we have. i have a brother that is bipolar, i have a grandson that is bipolar. my daughter was an officer. i'm just wondering, when are they going to wake up? we have t

specifically people with m s dementia parkinson's and epilepsy.ast one nor logical medication and were privately insured and each sought big price increases. researchers say doctors need to be aware of the costs so they can best advise and prescribe for their patients. they say age is just a number and one doctor in new york is proof of that file many people her age appreciate slowing down a bit. she says she has no intention of kicking up her heels chain dow introduces us to the unstoppable doctor melissa freeman who just celebrated. >>her 93th birthday. >>on a misty wednesday evening in the tidy building lobby of 10 lenox terrace in harlem friends and neighbors scrambled to celebrate a legend assuming they can still keep up with her. to no one's surprise doctor melissa freeman popped out of the elevator looking as they say sharp as a tack. the title doctor the result of what will next year be her 65th year practicing internal medicine, i'm only doing i am supposed to do. and that is to reach out to help as long as i had the opportunity do it i k

now keep on bodies like you are making decisions parkinson about. the us is facing long and polarizing call room battles over the right to abortion. and it's another divisive issue as the country moves towards next year's presidential election. british prime minister theresa may is under renewed pressure to scrap a planned vote on her brags that proposal both the opposition party as well as many within her own party have rejected the revised withdrawal deal that's despite may opening the door to a 2nd that referendum and temporary customs union with the e.u. she urged lawmakers to grasp what she's called a last chance there is an issue about customs there is a difference of opinion in this house on the future customs arrangement with the european union that's why it's important that this house actually comes to a decision on that issue is allowing 2nd referendum the 2nd reading of the with short agreement bill will enable this house to come to a decision on that issue it would also enable the house to come to a decision on a 2nd referendum which i c

this some good literature on it that pesticides particularly the ones used in past years cause parkinson's and neurologic diseases in the people who play golf to regularly and. then again there was no regulation of that and i think maybe that's what happened to donald it's a fact that his brain well much golf yeah these are big plans nines on the campaign trail they talk about smaller government but we may have reached the point of too little regulation thank you attorney and author stephen sheller. coming up 5 united states presidents took office after losing the popular vote why there might not be sexed holland cook in washington this is the big picture on r t america. has a tense situation in venezuela is still all over the news the problem in venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented but that socialism has been faced only templeman from the inside venezuela things were different we're going to announce sanctions against petroleum to venezuela associated. famously have a son of a moment too soon to move the tempest and that football battle to stay on the moon yet the k

diabetes asthma allergies and parkinson's disease can be linked to poor god how now british company 40farm was looking to test a pill containing a strain of the bacteria called enteric caucus. on cancer patients after seeing success in i.b.s. and asthma patients see the bacteria is able to help the body regulate its inflammatory response which is what causes. any of the debilitating side effects of all of these chronic illnesses gosh here's to the scientists who had the guts to hit the diseases below the belt that's incredible i know. that blows my mind or blows my gut i'm going to say that i don't doubt that that's really what we're finding so much about how much our stomach and. it's all about of inflammation it's all about this thing of when your digestive system is working right and a lot of this is linked to why we're having so many problems with our digestive system is the over use of antibiotics so now we're learning how to get those things back and how to make the changes. yes. there are about us are still going to be remembered when in this world we are not told that we'll tel

cancers parkinson's alzheimer's osteoporosis and the list goes on and on. death row for damages means for the cooling down one problem with today's food production. is that we equate agriculture with any other business. food products with any other products. and found this has resulted in animals being treated as animal units are. tough here and we've lost. touch with why we fall middle earth sounds long on far far off that you know everything has been streamlined to be about money only i. actually say yes can't borrow we've lost all sense of thoughtfulness care respect. humility. respect and you can see. with this production intensive market driven by economic growth our society is rapidly becoming urbanized and that uses of land fertile living topsoil is trapped beneath the shopping centers concrete infrastructure and soil sealed surfaces this vital resource is tarred over. the climate could quickly change our way of life so we need the arable land to store the carbon that's creating the changes to the world's weather systems topsoil have a function in cl

but after demanding more tests, she was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. >> it was frustrating.entually fod an ally in dr. gupta and says she finally feels ard. what is the biggest genr and sex differences when it comes to medicine? >> women are not little men.l every cel in our body is different. >> reporter: so really we're looking at an emerging field in a way ine medicinhich is women's health. >> exactly. this is an emerging area of medicine. women's heal . >>women's health is way behind men's health. not only in terms of research but also in terms of how much wome need to advocate for themselves. so here are some tips straight from the exrts. start a health journal keeping a log of symptoms with dates and times. and if possible, send that information toour doctor ahead of your visit to optimize the time you have with your doctor. and this very important, trust your gut. and question your diagnosis or the plan of action if it doesn't feel right. iand of coursef you don't feel heard, go for a second opinion or find a new doctor. and there ise s research that shows women if th

. >> the college athlete and outspoken civil rights activist speaks candidly about his recent parkinson'sth of his colleague, dr. king, at the site of his murder. >> what's the emotion when you come back? >> it's just raw. >> plus lasting memories of his poor upbringing. >> we didn't develop a complex about it because he were conditioned the in that way. some things would change the condition. >> answers for his many critics.

life transcript of captioning and calls and videos, speech recognition for victims of stroke and parkinson's don't have the ability that speak clearly.>> groups that have previously been underrepresented. >> it was associated with browsing and search, now google is going to be associating more with assistance.>> some of the new products and software will not be available on a global scale until later this year. the conference wraps up thursday. >>> looking at the weather temperatures generally warm today, the updated version santa rosa 70, tomorrow 75 in santa rosa, 62 in san francisco tomorrow 65, general warming but an on pattern, not real stable. you will see what i mean on the satellite. these are the highs for today, yesterday highs in the mid 60s. the warmest spots mid 60s so today we had some mid-70s, i'm going to back it out but it is a really active satellite not just here but out in the rockies and out in the pacific, lots of activity so that's going to add to what happened this week with that chance of rain on thursday afternoon, kind of what we saw before but it's not what you ex

captioning of calls and videos and project to allow speech recognitions for the below stroke or parkinson's don't have the ability to speak clearly.>> is cool how they are trying to bring in groups that have previously been underrepresented. >> it was associated with browsing and search, now it's going to be associated more with assistance.>> reporter: some of the products and software will not be available on a global scale until later this year. the conference wraps up thursday.>>> coming up a showdown in washington, the white house orders the former counsel don mcgann to not comply with the congressional subpoena. >>> georgia's governor signs a highly controversial abortion ban into law. advocates for women's rights are planning to fight it. >>> u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo made an unannounced visit today to baghdad, he told iraqi leaders he believes their hostile neighbors in iran are positioning missiles that could be used against american forces in the first evening of the anniversary that president frump withdrew from the landmark agreement with iran. tensions between the two

went to five neurologists and i went to two orthopedic doctors i had told them i thought i had parkinson'swas prescribed medication for the anxiety and physical therapy for arm pain after demanding more tests she i was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. >> it was frustrating. we wasted a lot of time, a lot of money not sure if all that of was necessary if they listened more. >> reporter: carol eventually find an ally in dr. gupta and said she finally feels heard. >> what are the biggest gender and sex differences? >> women are not little men. every cell in our body is different. it has a different genetic makeup. >> really we're looking at an emerging field in medicine, in a way, which is women's health. >> exactly this is an emerging area of medicine, women's health. >> women's health is way behind men's health, not only in terms of research but also in terms of how much women need to add advocate for themselves. here are some tips straight from the experts. start a health journal, keeping a log of symptoms with date and times. if possible, send that information to your doctor ahead of y

transcription and captioning of calls and videos, and projects speech recognition for victims of stroke or parkinson's disease. people who don't have the ability to speak clearly. >> there are trying to bring in groups that have previously been underrepresented by technology. >> it was associated with browsing and search now it's going to be associating more with assistance. >> reporter: some of the new products and software will not be available on a global scale until later this year. conference wraps up thursday. >>> two u.s. senators say a possible $5 billion fine against facebook is not harsh enough. richard blumenthal and josh holly are calling on the ftc to increase the rumored $5 billion fine against facebook, they call that amount a bargain for a company that made $15 billion last quarter. facebook is currently negotiating with regulators on it's fine for privacy violations.>>> instagram is not fact checking your post, the institute reports instagram will use facebook fact checking system to find content that has already been flagged on facebook. the post will then be hidden, making them more

. >> before the affordable care act americans suffering with cancererer, alzheimer's, diabetes, parkinson's disease could be denied health insurance coverage due to a pre-existing condition. mr. higgins: a genetic predisposition millions of americans are born into. insurance companies can't do that anymore because it's against the law because of the affordable care act. the trump administration wants to take away that protection. has asked a texas court of appeals to fully repeal the affordable care act and pre-existing conditions protections. this week the house will vote to approve the protecting americans with pre-existing conditions act. in my western new york community alone, nearly 300,000 people need the protection for pre-existing conditions that the affordable care act provides. americans deserve quality health care insurance that is accessible and affordable. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my rem

my partner has parkinson's and that isa my partner has parkinson's and that is a full—time caring jobries are all there and they will be there when i come back after my nice little session wherever i am but they can do without me for a while. it has been long known that there are therapeutic effects of creativity. but this new research tells us a little more about why all this is good for the rain and body. the data comes from 50,000 people taking up the creative activity. previous research shows it can help anxiety or even physical condition such as inflammation. but for this doctor we now have a games as to why even a bit of serious doodling can be good for us. we have known for a while that engaging in creative and it is as beneficial for mental hills. but what this study has shown us hills. but what this study has shown us is there are three particular ways that creative activities help to regulate emotion, they distract us to regulate emotion, they distract us from life stress, to give us the space to us from life stress, to give us the s pa ce to reassess us from life stress, to

your sunday today show has become a mega hit, and the work you do with vets and you work for parkinson's. good to have you here. we've done some shows together. you are all things new york. you sit on the editorial board of "the new york times," you basically were the city of new york bureau chief for the washington journal. nobody knows politics in new york better than you. so i've got to quickly hold up bill de blasio, our fine mayor has announced his candidacy and there's love everywhere. the nation hates bill de blasio. please sum up what this guy is thinking running for president? >> i think he's got 2 1/2 years left being mayor and i think he's a little bored actually, which is stunning how you can be bored running the city of new york. it's the best city in the world. but, you know, he's escaped for now. i wrote a column a little while ago about how he was essentially cheating on us. and new yorkers don't love that. >> he does not really capture the imagination of new yorkers to begin with. thank you for being here. you are one of the the great political voices of our time. >> wow

with autism, people who stutter, people who have had strokes, people who have progressive aphasia, parkinson's disease, i work in active space because it is affordable. i take insurance, including medicare, so people in the community can come in to see me and use their insurance. i have looked at other places. try finding a place in san francisco that is accessible. i have parking for my people who come in wheelchairs, i have accessible bathrooms, wide hallways, it is clean, it is private, and i have been there for 11 years. you could put us out of business thank you for listening. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is jeanne. jean. thank you for hearing me today. i am a hairdresser, i have been doing here now for 30 years including my time as a barber in the navy. i have been a resident of san francisco for 25 years. when i started my business in 2011, it was the first chance i had to create my vision of what a hair studio could really be and make it a reality. it had to be affordable, as well for my clients. i am eternally grateful. a majority of my clients are el

remember mohamed ali before he had parkinsons disease he was considered the devil.woods he was considered bad -- >> tiger was never a threat. >> go back to 1997 after he won the master people went crazy. >> but he forgave fuzzy. >> and he also had the wrath of the black community back then. i went on oprah winfrey talking about this. because oprah called me up and blasted tiger for saying he was not black. but now he's this lovable character because he was vulnerable, people are supporting him. >> guess what i want to do, i want to make you guys do a podcast together again. this is so much fun. >> we've been doing this for a decade. >> okay, i need it to be a podcast. let's just make that happen. >> calvin coolidge, he was the first one to ask us to come to the white house and bill covered him. i remember reading the story. >> i lost control. it's over. coming up i'm going to tell you about an amazing documentary. >>> coming up, we'll talk to two of the writers who had their white house press credentials revoked this week. two of them will be here. that's next. two

millions of views with hillary clinton moving her face in a weird way and this is proof she has parkinson's and all these other diseases and things like that. those are still up. we know this is going to happen in 2020. we just don't know which video are they going to take to man manipulate. >> speaker pelosi say they only make her stronger with her caucus. are they right? because what the president is doing is confusing people. is distracting people and at the very least, suddenly, now people are talking about nancy pelosi's well being and if she's fit for her position. they would not be discussing that if the president hadn't send out a video like this. >> two points here. first, to the question of does it make her stronger with her caucus. certainly a dynamic that we have seen when we have seen other presidents putting aside maybe internal divisions at the moment. that is often sort of a rallying cry and does get folks to circle the wagons around the person who is in his line of sight. more importantly, it is important to note that he has a record of offering nicknames of insults and att

investments in genome mick research targeted therapies as well as data sharing so we can look at als and parkinson'scer patients and an sewer them we're putting it the next generation of scientists to bring down the cost, extends the quality of life and have a massive jobs program. >> let me explore in. medicare for anyone who wants it meaning they can buy into it? >> public option. if you like your union plan, you can keep your union plan but the government will have a greater responsibility by bringing back the inheritance tax, reforming the capital gains tax, making sure the wealthy pay their fair share. those dollars will go into an afford many government plan. >> what about the green new deal? >> i support it. we have 1 years to address the devastating effects of climate change. the first thing i'll do is host in the united states a new climate accord, show leadership there, get us back into that agreement. but also assure that union worker who is a pipefitter or laborer that you don't have the false choice of deciding between your job and clean air and clean water because we will make sure we

and we have got a jane parkinson in charge of drinks. just back from my holidays. any tricks?in charge of what catherine needs at the end of the show. go to the website, for voting details. thank you very much. as maxi later on. coming up in the next half hour: the salon where clients get their hair cut in front of art instead of a mirror and they probably won't be asked where they're going on holiday. 00:30:04,075 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and tina daheley. first, a summary of this morning's main news: concerns over climate change might restrict the growth of flying in the uk, the government has admitted. a senior civil servant has said ministers may have to review its aviation strategy to curb carbon emissions, including plans to expand heathrow. the department for transport says that heathrow expansion would "provide a massive economic boost" to the uk while still observing "environmental obligations". theresa may is expected to answer questions about her departure when she meets with conservative

my partner has parkinson's and that is a full—time caring job so this is something for me that i canthey will be there when i come back after my nice little session on the cliffs or wherever i am but they can do without me for a while. it has been long known that there are therapeutic effects of creativity. but this new research tells us a little more about why all this is good for the brain and body. the data comes from 50,000 people who have taken up a creative activity. previous research shows it can help anxiety or even a physical condition such as inflammation. but for this doctor we now have an idea as to why even a bit of serious doodling can be good for us. we have known for a while that engaging in creative activities is beneficial for mental health. but what this study has shown us is there are three particular ways that creative activities help to regulate our emotions — they distract us from the stress of life, give us the space to reassess our problems and make plans and they also help us to build our confidence and self—esteem. what it also suggests is that you don't ha

that controls speech and personality, and it's frequently misdiagnosed as alzheimer's disease, parkinson's a majority of cases occur in patients between 45 and 64 years old. that's young. "60 minutes" correspondent bill whitaker introduces us to a family in the middle of a painful fight. >> he went from being a caring, doting father and husband. it just seemed like he'd flipped a switch off. he had no idea he'd changed. he had no idea. >> reporter: amy johnson and her husband mark married in 2006, settled in the small minnesota town of windham and now have four young children, three boys and a girl. three years ago, amy says mark suddenly seemed to stop caring about her and the kids. >> that's the first time that i really remember thinking to myself, what happened? where did you go? >> reporter: amy recalls a day where she left mark in charge of their sons, then 3 and 2, only to come home and find the boys playing outside alone by a busy street, while mark sat inside watching tv oblivious. on other days, he began to display compulsive behaviors she had never seen before. >> he couldn't sto

had parkinson's disease almost 30 years.like your family history, but -- really a funny book. >> it is. >> like you said, everything about your whole family goes back to that book. >> to lake of the ozarks. it all started there. >> is it appropriate for children? >> most of it is. >> by the way, for people interested hear the entire unedited conversation on the sunday sitdown podcast. >> mr. roker. >> all right. by the way, we're going to love to cook with this family. a mother and daughter team taking things a step further. running a bakery good morning, . i )m ... four homes under construction in hayward are >>> a very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. four homes under construction destroyed after going up in flames. six more completed homes also threatened. some damaged. no one injureduckily but crews scrambling a little after 1:00 in the morning. >>> photos posted to social media of those in the area at the time. the homes fully engulfed in flames. so far fire investigators are not calling the fire suspicious but al

be -- there are plants that haven't yet been described that can hold a key to solving cancer or parkinson'sors, insects and birds that pollenate our fields and/ orchids. there's carbon snakes that soak up carbon and expelle oxygen. we need to figure out a way to develop more sustainable. >> gene, thank you very much. still ahead, a new democratic primary poll shows former vice president joe biden maintaining a commanding lead in early voting states. we're digging into those new numbers. plus, hundreds of former federal prosecutors weigh in on the mueller report, arguing that donald trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he were not the president. we'll take a look at their letter. morning joe is coming right back. back hmm. exactly. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not again. limu that's your reflection. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ when didwhen i needed ton? jumpstart sales. build attendance for an event. help people find their way. fa

this chemical has been linked to prostate cancer, parkinson's diseases.d many other only veterans were entitled to the presumption of exposure to agent orange. this legislation ensures that the same automatic presumption is provided to those who serve in the territorial seas of vietnam. .r. 299 permanently fixes this by defining those who would be eligible for benefits related to agent orange. blue water navy veterans will be treated fairly and receive the benefits and care they deserve. i'm a proud co-sponsor of this important bill and will continue to work for the veterans to give them the care and benefits they have earned. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. takano: at this time, i would like to pay tribute to the late congresswoman walter b. jones junior from north carolina who co-sponsored h.r. 299 at the very beginning of this congress. it saddens me that we weren't able to pass this bipartisan bill into law before his passi

parkinson's is a -- is a condition of the brain, dementia is. is a multitude of conditions of the brain, including traditional mental illnesses. the more we understand about them, the easier it is for us to acknowledge the pain, and acknowledge the gifts as well, and to help people by simply saying "i care." from shirley is next, hopkins, south carolina. good morning. go ahead, shirley. caller: how are you doing? host: doing well. what is your question or comment? caller: i want to say that this country has never had a great health care system, but has fallen way below par now. worry -- the only way they seem to address mental health is by putting them in jail, locking them up, or letting people role on the street. they closed all the major mental health care facilities, especially in south carolina, where i live. there were small institutions that cannot accommodate the amount of mental health care patients that we have. i have a brother that is bipolar. a grandson that is bipolar. daughter was an officer with nami because of percent. i am just

there's probably 20,000 clinical trials going on at the moment, everything from autism to parkinson'scouege gynaecologists1 and the royal college of midwives are currently revising their positions. we'rejoined by professor robert wynn, who is a consultant paediatric haematologist, and neenah maitland, who became a cord collector for the anthony nolan foundation after donating her first child's umbilical cord to the charity. professor wyn, if we could start with you, why should people consider donating umbilical boards at birth? thank you for asking me. i'm a haematologist and i work at the royal children's hospital bone morrow transplant programme. i look after many sick children with leukaemia and other blood disorders where children can't maintain blood. we get rid of the child's bone morrow and replace it with the healthy bone morrow. what we need in the bone morrow from the donor is bloods stem cells that can make bloods stem cells that can make blood in the patient. and a newborn ba by‘s cord blood blood in the patient. and a newborn baby's cord blood is very much like a bone mor

tony parkinson is the chief executive of middlesbrough council. it's good to see you.lesbrough, outsiders, and have a view, what defines this town? middlesbrough carries the reputation of being a good place to come on a bad news day. but that belies the fa cts . bad news day. but that belies the facts. as someone born and bred in the area, its geography is very natural. there are very few places in the world where you can't live within ten minutes drive of the coast, and surfing, within ten minutes drive of international airports, good rail links, natural beauty, natural trust parks. the time was born in the 1800s and is the first growing town of its time. it was born when i or was discovered in the western hills, and ironworks we re in the western hills, and ironworks were situated in the town. it was born out of immigration and spirit, and resilience, and ingenuity. and those qualities still exist in the town today. the people of middlesbrough, and from the first industrial revolution, we are now at the forefront of the digital revolution. in the late 19705, i rememb

my partner has parkinson's, and i am a full—time carer, and so... here. they go. where have the worries of the world gone? um, i think they are all there, and they will be there when i come back out of my nice little session on the cliffs or wherever i am. but they can do without me for a while. it has been long known there are therapeutic benefits of creativity, but this new research tells us a bit more about why all this is good for the brain and body. the data comes from 50,000 people who have taken up a creative activity. previous research has shown it can help anxiety, even a physical condition such as inflammation. but for dr daisy fancourt, this gives a glimpse as to why even a bit of serious doodling can be good for us. we have known for a while that engaging in creative activities is beneficial for mental health. but what this new large study has shown us is that there are three particular ways that creative activities help to regulate our emotions. they help to distract us from stresses in our lives. they give us the space to actually reas