Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and thirty-third entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Dartmouth’s Main Street could soon be home to an innovative, environmentally-friendly wood building — all part of the city’s revitalization plan.

On Friday, Atlantic Wood Works announced the Read More »

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Tokyo exhibition presents vision for the future of housing

tokyo-scroll-150x150TOKYO: Modern society is not short of complex social, economic and environmental problems to overcome. Curator and designer Kenya Hara believes “housing is one of the best mediums for exploring the most pressing challenges we face”.

That’s why he came up with House Vision, an Read More »

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Aged 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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Antibiotics may slow progression of Alzheimer’s

pills-150-x-150CHICAGO: Long-term treatment with antibiotics could help decrease levels of amyloid plaques, a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to recent study results.

Researchers from the University of Chicago gave mice high doses of broad-spectrum antibiotics over a course of five to six months… Read More »

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