Alzheimer’s group misusing statistics to build fear to garner funds

PINOCCHIO_2731260kNEW YORK: An Alzheimer’s organisation is calling on Government to join forces with the private sector to invest in a sustained public awareness campaign.

“There needs to be a massive shift in understanding to ensure everyone is better equipped to recognise the early signs, know where Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: 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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Research findings may provide highly effective therapeutic strategy for treatment

research-header-leftCHICAGO: For the first time, researchers at LSU Health New Orleans have shown that a protein critical to the body’s ability to remove waste products from the brain and retina is diminished in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), after first making the discovery in an Alzheimer’s Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The one hundred and seventy-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A 3-year-old boy came to Abe’s Garden last September, on the first night that visitors were welcomed to the new memory care building in Nashville. He clambered on Read More »

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