Decreased connectivity between network-specific brain regions linked to cognitive deficit in MS

SAN JOSE: An estimated 2.3 million individuals are living with multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. Approximately half of all individuals with MS experience changes in cognition such as impaired concentration, attention, memory, and judgment. The underlying brain basis for these deleterious effects has been largely elusive. Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Pleasanton, California-based ABHOW reorganised its affordable housing division as Beacon Communities, effective January 1 of this year. The company’s development projects are overseen by its Seattle-based subsidiary, Read More »

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Multigenerational living concept needs better understanding

NEW YORK: There are two distinct strands to multigenerational living.

The first refers to a mix of generations occupying their own apartment within a single building.

The latter is mixed generational households, in which two or more generations share the same abode.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

NEW JERSEY: 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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