Dementia cure may be just five years away says world expert

Dr-Gillings-300x96 MIAMI: Dr Dennis Gillings, chairman of the World Dementia Council, said recent scientific progress had surpassed his expectations, with two potential breakthroughs now on the horizon.

In an interview, he was “optimistic” that treatments which could remove the plaques in the brain associated with dementia, Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime DALLAS: 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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Researchers say ‘neurostatins’ may ward off Alzheimer’s

bexarotene_chemotherapy_drug DALLAS: Researchers say they have preliminary evidence that drug therapy may be able to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

The team from the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands have shown in preclinical studies that a drug called bexarotene seems to work as a ‘neurostatin’, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The one hundred and seventeenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Carmel, Ind.-based Mainstreet and Ill.-based Symphony Post Acute Network together celebrated the grand opening of their newest Next Generation post-acute care facility in Chesterton, Ind., last week.

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