Brain memory network discovery offers hope for Alzheimer’s patients

memoryPHILADELPHIA: Scientists have identified a novel learning and memory brain network that processes incoming information based on whether it’s something we’ve experienced previously or is deemed to be altogether new and unknown, helping us recognise, for instance, whether the face before us is that of Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Boston officials approved a tax break Thursday for a proposed apartment building near North Station where all 239 units would be priced at below-market rents.

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Most Legionnaires’ deaths tied to spray from shower faucet

legionnairesCHICAGO: Most deaths from Legionnaires’ disease are tied to hospital and skilled nursing home showers, not outdoor cooling towers, new government figures released show.

Cooling towers are the focus of most investigations into Legionnaires’ outbreaks.

But the new report shows people can also be exposed to Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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