Brain training hope for schizophrenia sufferers

barbara-sahakianDALLAS: A ‘brain training’ iPad game developed and tested by researchers at Cambridge University may improve the memory of patients with schizophrenia. It could help sufferers in their daily lives at work and living independently, according to the research.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Dundee will get a new cinema if plans to redevelop a former college building are approved.

An application to build more than 100 flats, as well as Read More »

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State plans to put more aging inmates in nursing homes

prisonbarsHOUSTON: The government wants to release some sick inmates to nursing homes to save costs but not everyone agrees with the idea.

Inside the walls of the jail, aging inmates are too frail to mix with the younger population.

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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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