Australian projects impress at 2016 Chicago Athenaeum Awards

warumCHICAGO: Four Australian projects, with designs by Iredale Pederson Hook Architects, Hassell and Tzannes, have been awarded at The Chicago Athenaeum Museum 2016 International Architecture Awards.

Hundreds of submissions were received for this year’s annual global awards program from architecture firms from 43 nations. A Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeBOSTON: 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 effectively Read More »

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Antibiotics weaken Alzheimer’s disease progression

antiobiotics_150WASHINGTON, D.C.: Long term antibiotic treatment decreases levels of disease-causing plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and enhances neuroinflammatory activity of microglial cells, according to a new study by neuroscientists from the University of Chicago.

The study, using mice, showed significant changes in the gut microbiome Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The four hundred and fiftieth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Rocky Mountain Senior Living has hired OZ Architecture to design Golden Lodge Assisted Living, a 111-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Denver suburb of Golden. Read More »

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