Dementia research boosted by rise in volunteers

volunteerPHILADELPHIA: The number of people taking part in ground-breaking dementia research has grown by 60%.

Research includes investigations into the role of antibodies in slowing down cognitive decline, the role of the immune system in dementia and genetic risk factors. Improving end of life care Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) will spend more than £10million this year on caring for terminally ill youngsters at Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House Read More »

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Could housing be reinvented to trim costs?

sawDALLAS: They are starting to realise what all the fuss is about when it comes to the push to use more off-site manufactured products, and they are starting to use precast concrete.

Whilst brick and mortar houses have been well entrenched, precast is starting to Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeCHICAGO: Retirement communities and rest 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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