TSRI chemists invent scalable method for synthesising brain-protecting compound

ScalablePHILADELPHIA: Chemists have invented the first practical, scalable method for synthesising jiadifenolide, a plant-derived molecule that may have powerful brain-protecting properties.

Finding a good way to synthesise jiadifenolide has been a goal of chemists around the world since the compound was discovered in 2009. Preliminary Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Carolyn Whitzman, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne will bring together three global experts to discuss the challenges of affordable housing.

Whitzman currently heads a research Read More »

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Mobile home owners rally over rent

pay_rentNEW YORK: A group of local mobile home residents bearing white balloons descended on a parks living management meeting.

The balloons, bobbing above the heads of the crowd, bore a stark message written in red pen: Save Our Seniors. The residents, primarily local seniors and low-income Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeCHICAGO: 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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