Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime SAN FRANCISCO: 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 Read More »

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Blue light could treat Alzheimer’s disease

blueDALLAS: A research team has successfully used blue LED light to suppress a known cause of Alzheimer’s disease: plaque of beta-amyloids, a protein commonly found in the brain.

Light-induced treatments using organic photosensitizers have the advantages of restricted treatment time and area. In the case Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Ladies Mile development replaces old single-storey units with three-storey apartment buildings. Overall there are 66 units on the site.

Housing New Zealand’s Ladies Mile development provides high quality and high Read More »

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Older couples plan their divorce around lifestyle and children

elderly divorce MIAMI: The divorce rate amongst people over the age 50 is going up despite the overall decline in divorce rate as people get married at a later age, wait for their children to grow up and stay in the workforce for longer.

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