SINGAPORE: More than 10,000 beds will be added in acute hospitals, community hospitals and nursing homes in the next five years, even as more efforts will be made to encourage Singaporeans to visit their family doctor as the first stop of care, Health Minister Gan Read More »
More hospital beds added even as primary care sector strengthened
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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets
BOSTON: 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 »
Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer’s proteins from brain cells
SAN DIEGO: Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
While these exploratory studies were conducted in neurons grown in the laboratory, Read More »
Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award
NEW YORK: The four hundred and third entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
A 126-room residential aged care facility featuring the work of architectural firm Jackson Teece has been named a finalist in the 2016 NSW Architecture Awards’ Public Architecture category. Read More »