Online assessments and community-based support will allow the over-50s to assess and improve their health, she said.

BBC: Mouse and laptop

To assess emotional over-involvement, the researchers looked at the extent to which family life centred on the child, and whether the mother was happy to leave her child with others and whether she has interests which are not related to the child.

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In the past, researchers have used data from planes that fly criss-crossing paths over Greenland to assess the extent of its ice sheets.

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About 74, 000 people across Scotland will be asked to self-assess their health online or over the phone.

BBC: NHS 24 to start cyber health checks for over 40s

The number of job cuts by airlines and aircraft maker Boeing has topped 100, 000 and may not be over, as carriers continue to assess the long-term economic impact of canceled travel plans.

CNN: Airlines reeling, laying off thousands

The first was a 12-item test designed to assess risk for general violence over periods of seven to ten years.

ECONOMIST: Crime prediction

The 28-year-old flanker needs further tests to assess the knee injury he picked up in the 48-6 win over Romania.

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