3D bioprinting organs will help get people off transplant waiting lists

NEW YORK: US-based 3D bioprinting firm Organovo has set itself a challenge that could transform the future of medicine, and although the technology is still in its infancy and the challenges complex, the company’s founder and CEO Keith Murphy says his firm is in it Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A distinctive senior living community by Grand Living has announced its plans to develop in The Villages of Citrus Hills, with construction set to take place in Read More »

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Student accommodation goes five star to win multigenerational constituency

LOS ANGELES: Single beds, cramped rooms, shared kitchen and bathrooms, mould and leaks are the stereotypical student pads of old. It was, as they say, the ‘norm’. But has this all changed?

A growing demand for luxury student accommodation has emerged. It is being driven Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN JOSE: 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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