Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Alegre Apartments, a project by AMCAL Multi-Housing, is located in the City of Irvine and provides 103 affordable homes in partnership with the City of Irvine and Read More »

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Equity investor launches $1.38b social housing fund

SAN FRANCISCO: A new equity funder set to pour $1.38b of global finance into social housing has completed its first deal.

Cheyne Capital has launched a Social Property Impact Fund comprising cash from global pension funds and high net worth individuals.

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How cities can design for aging baby boomers

COLUMBUS: Cities need to prepare for an older citizenry. A new report called “Aging in Cities,” from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a membership group of 30-plus countries that focuses on the global economy, notes:

In OECD countries, the population share of Read More »

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Neuronal pentraxin-2 protein helps slow down memory loss

PHILADELPHIA: A protein called neuronal pentraxin-2 may delay memory loss.

A study involved three groups of people from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative – those without Alzheimer’s disease, those with mild cognitive dysfunction or memory problems, and those with full-scale Alzheimer’s disease.

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