University starts course at Retirement Village

THOUSAND OAKS: The walls may not be covered in ivy, but the residents are reliving their student days via a collaborative effort between a retirement community and a university.

The university program is the brainchild of a resident at the village. Read More »

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Solo travel growing seniors trend

SAN DIEGO: The trend of ‘going it alone’ is continuing to grow. Google searches for ‘solo travel’ are up almost a third last year compared with 2013.

The fastest growing solo travel age groups is the older adult population, with a recent survey finding that Read More »

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Study shows how mutations that cause Alzheimer’s disease lead to neurodegeneration and dementia

BOSTON: A study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) reveals for the first time exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer’s disease produce the disorder’s devastating effects.

The paper upends conventional thinking about Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The ninety-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The once woebegone depot of Moffat’s ill-fated Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railroad has new life as the gussied-up Great Room, part of a $78-million senior-living development at Balfour at Riverfront Read More »

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