Solo seniors take to micro-condos to be able to live in city core

AUCKLAND: Micro-condos are very small condo units ranging in size from 220-400 sq. ft., but typically we see them range between 250-350 sq. ft. These units are expertly designed to maximize space so you still have all of the creature comforts. Fold away furniture is Read More »

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New affordable housing model developed by architect

SAN DIEGO: Architects Henley Halebrown Rorrison’s (HHbR) have unveiled a scheme for affordable housing based on a model inspired by Andrea Palladio’s Villa Capra (1566-1571) near Vicenza. The Pocket Rotunda model hinges around their developer’s ambition to offer new two-bedroom accommodation that will help open Read More »

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Study reveals a new technique to decrease Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice

PHOENIX: For the first time, researchers have reversed some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided focused ultrasound.

MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound has been shown to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which allows Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Lacy Jungman, director of sales and marketing at Heritage Communities, is pictured below in one of the Heritage at Sterling Ridge independent-living apartments, which allows for Read More »

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