Vietnam vets’ nightmares may unlock hidden link to dementia

researchDALLAS: For decades, dementia-causing conditions like Alzheimer’s were a mystery – illnesses that couldn’t be diagnosed for sure except at post-mortem. The development of advanced PET scans, combined with new tracer dyes means that doctors can now follow subtle biological routes in the brain and Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The six hundred and ninety-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Developers are lining up to unveil a wave of attractive and more affordable new housing options during the 14th edition of Cityscape Global next month in Dubai, Read More »

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Pair sentenced in ‘landmark’ social housing fraud case

scales-of-justiceNEW YORK: A man who illegally sub-let his property has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to fraud – alongside the woman who rented the apartment from him.

He has received a nine-month suspended sentence plus 140 hours unpaid work while she was given a 10-month suspended sentence Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: 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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