Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The four hundred and eighty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

This conceptual drawing of a proposed 48-unit affordable housing project, called Hallett’s Landing Apartments, will have designated 10 units to drug court participants.

It is entered in Read More »

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Rural seniors live longer than city counterparts

WASHINGTON D.C.: People in rural villages can expect to live more than two years years longer than those in towns and cities, claims the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) group.

The JSNA collects information from a wide range of sources to highlight important trends and Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

DENVER: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to Read More »

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Probiotic Bifidobacteria may boost cognition in anxious mice

SEATTLE: Scientists investigated the potential of B. longum 1714 and B. breve 1205 to change cognitive processes in adult male BALB/c mice.

The lab animals received daily supplements of B. longum 1714, B. breve 1205 or control for 11 weeks. The researchers subjected the animals Read More »

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