Impact of major Alzheimer’s-related gene may be felt years before symptoms appear

HOUSTON: The best-known genetic variant linked to Alzheimer’s disease may be “at work” promoting deposits of plaque in the brain long before any symptoms of the disease can be measured on tests, according to a national research study.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The five hundred and ninetieth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Pinnacle Housing Group wants to build 250 affordable housing units near Cutler Ridge in southern Miami-Dade County.

Caribbean Village, an affiliate of the Miami-based developer, filed a Read More »

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710-bed multigenerational student accommodation plan lodged

NEW YORK: Plans have been submitted to construct a 710-bed multigenerational student accommodation complex. The proposal is part of a wider scheme designed to create more than 1,500 jobs.

The development will represent a “significant investment” in the future of the city.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

LOS ANGELES: 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 Read More »

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