Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Bedford over 55’s scheme, St Bede’s, has been named winner of the Residential category at the East Midlands Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2015.

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Startup raises $35 million for vital signs sensors

DETROIT: A tech startup has raised $35 million from investors.

The Series B funding comes two years after Scanadu raised almost $1.7 million from more than 8,500 backers on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Also in 2013, the company raised $10.5 million in a Series A Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

PORTLAND: 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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Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to accelerated aging

BALTIMORE: In recent years, public health concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have risen significantly, driven in part by affected military veterans returning from conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere. PTSD is associated with a number of psychological maladies, among them chronic depression, anger, Read More »

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