Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Oakmont of Santa Clarita is a premier senior community developed by Oakmont Senior Living, a family owned and operated company founded by William P. Gallaher. In Read More »

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Social housing development on slide claims report

LAS VEGAS: The first 20-year survey of public housing trends in North America, Europe and Asia has highlighted the decline in public housing investment. Researchers at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) compiled data from governments, housing and non-profit agencies, and academic articles Read More »

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How cities can design for aging baby boomers

PORTLAND: 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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Missing link found between brain and immune system

BALTIMORE: In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist.

That such vessels could have escaped detection when the lymphatic system has been so Read More »

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