Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHILADELPHIA: 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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New Alzheimer’s treatments may arise from modeling ‘heat shock proteins’

LOS ANGELES: One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the abnormal clumping of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain, resulting in the death of brain cells. The discovery that small heat shock proteins prevent uncontrolled protein clumping has opened the possibility of developing drugs that emulate Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and ninety-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Community led development could deliver homes for London while strengthening communities and creating a positive impact on the area. The proposal is to enlist everyone to identify Read More »

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Audit finds mismatch between hospital falls policies and reality

CHICAGO: Falls prevention policies at hospitals often bear no relation to what actually happens when frail and elderly people are admitted, with most still using unsafe methods to predict falls, according to a major national review. Read More »

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