University sees silver lining in retiree students

1453775522617-bannerNEW YORK: Fifty years since first going to university, Daphne Hazelgrove will take the leap into academia again.

The 67-year-old retired primary school teacher’s friend, Nicky Columbus, 57, was interested in going back “to keep brain cells active”, and she thought: “Oh well, why not?”

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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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Brain inflammation link found in Alzheimer’s study

shutterstock_364388867-webNEW YORK: Tissue from healthy brains and those with Alzheimer’s were examined at the University of Southampton and had the number of microglia (macrophage glial cells) counted, with more found in brains of those with Alzheimer’s.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The sixty-third entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A last-minute decision to grant an additional 100 residential units to developers of the former Sara Mayo hospital on Jackson Avenue should have included more than a promise that 11 of Read More »

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