Laboratory brain to help dementia research

researchDALLAS: A near-complete human brain comparable with that of a five-week-old foetus has been grown in a laboratory dish.

The brain ‘organoid’ was created from reprogramd skin cells and is about the size of a pencil eraser.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The seven hundred and thirty-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Bridges by EPOCH at Westwood, a memory care assisted living community, is now open. It is located at 140 University Ave. in Westwood, adjacent to University Station. Read More »

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Construction of micro homes for the homeless moving forward

micro-homeSAN FRANCISCO: A local fellowship has a new approach to the growing problem of seniors housing affordability.

Last month, Seniors Housing reported on plans for a micro village to house the homeless. Now, the fellowship has raised the money to begin construction.

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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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