Indian research to help develop voice test for Alzheimer’s

MIAMI: A study by an Indian-origin researcher may soon help doctors diagnose patients with Alzheimer’s disease over the phone – just by listening to their voices.

Sona Patel, professor at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, US, has received a $380,000 grant from the National Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The proposed senior housing community set for Old Perkins Road near Pecue Lane is one step closer to coming to fruition after the future facility’s owners bought Read More »

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New lobbying group mooted to represent ‘city seniors’

newDALLAS: A new advocacy group for the elderly plans to get active in the city where the aging population is expected to grow by 40% over 25 years.

Nearly 60% of private-sector workers lack access to an adequate pension and more than two-thirds of city Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: 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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