Over 60s to become major profit center for universities

LOS ANGELES: Universities are slowly awaking to the realization that seniors may become a new profit center.

Tertiary education institutions have gone through the government financed youth only cycle; sprinted Read More »

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Equity release complaint level rises as allegations of mis-selling emerge

SAN FRANCISCO: The level of complaints about equity release continues to rise around the world, despite a drop in take-up rates in most countries which permit the product.

The worst complaint to surface Read More »

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New research shows influence of walnuts on brain health of dementia residents

DENVER: A new study shows that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk of or preventing Alzheimer’s disease.

The study found significant improvement in learning skills, memory-reducing anxiety and motor development Read More »

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Pope condemns skilled nursing homes as form of hidden euthanasia

NEW YORK: Pope Francis has condemned the practice of abandoning the elderly in institutions as a form of “hidden euthanasia”.

He met 100 elderly people and grandparents gathered for a special Mass in Rome and affirmed the importance Read More »

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