Hong Kong screws up pricing of apartments for elderly

hongkongSAN FRANCISCO: It’s laudable so many public bodies are trying to help the elderly and lower-income families find adequate housing. But the way some go about it may not be the most effective.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeWASHINGTON, D.C.: 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 map out chemical mechanism of key enzyme

researchDALLAS: Biochemists at The University of Texas at Arlington are mapping the catalytic processes of sulfur-oxidizing enzymes to improve understanding of the chemical imbalances found in patients with autism, Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome.

“Little is known about how sulfur-oxidizing enzymes work, or how or Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The forty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Housing advocates have reiterated again and again that one way to make a major dent in Vancouver’s housing crisis is to increase the supply of affordable housing.

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