Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime CHICAGO: 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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Nilotinib improved cognition and motor skills in Parkinson’s trial

mskills HOUSTON: A treatment for leukaemia, nilotinib (Tasigna, Novartis), improved cognition, motor skills and non-motor function in patients with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia in a Phase I clinical trial.

The researchers reported that the drug led to statistically significant and encouraging changes in toxic Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The nine hundred and ninety-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Work is underway in Sacramento to create affordable housing that’s welcoming to LGBT seniors.

When it’s completed, Lavender Courtyard by Mutual Housing, a project of the nonprofit Read More »

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Company kicks off 50-50 home ownership scheme

new PHILADELPHIA: A joint equity investment entity said it will cater for reluctant renters, retired renters and divorced & separated renters who are unable to raise a deposit and don’t qualify for local authority or housing association support because they earn too much.

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