Teenager develops new Alzheimer’s test which warns of disease before symptoms even occur

SAN JOSE: A 15-year-old school student has developed a test which could give up to 10 years warning of Alzheimer’s before symptoms even start to show.

Krtin Nithiyanandam developed a ‘Trojan horse’ antibody which can enter the brain and latch onto neurotoxic proteins, identifying the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

90Works cleans up and restores low-income neighborhoods of Pensacola. Once abandoned homes will be renovated to house homeless families, individuals and veterans. On the day of the Read More »

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Judge rules in favor of seniors forced out of assisted living facility

CHICAGO: Residents of an assisted living facility who are being forced out so the building can be converted into luxury apartments will have their day in court, a judge has ruled.

The court has sided with the seven remaining seniors and threw out a motion Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

NEW YORK: 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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