DALLAS: In 2007, a perfectly healthy 44-year-old man complaining of minor leg weakness baffled doctors in France when a medical exam revealed that most of his brain was missing. Although researchers can explain why he lost his brain, figuring out how he managed to live Read More »
Functional man with only half a brain expands understanding of neural plasticity
Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award
NEW YORK: The seven hundred and fourteenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
Sunrise of Dublin finally is beginning to accept residents after the project stalled and symbolized the sway of the Great Recession for seven years, said Sarah Burress, Read More »
New senior housing raises concerns supply will outpace demand from baby boomers
PHILADELPHIA: The supply of senior housing is expanding at such a rapid clip it is raising concerns that builders are racing ahead of demand.
Analysts said the building spree could lead to higher vacancy rates and lower rent increases for real-estate firms that own housing Read More »
Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets
HOUSTON: 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 »