Typically disregarded brain lesions may warn of heightened stroke risk

HOUSTON: Scientists found that very small brain lesions noted on brain imaging that would typically be disregarded by clinicians are associated with a heightened risk of stroke and death.

The discovery about these tiny lesions – areas of the brain where tissue may have been Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The first designs of 193 proposed homes on a former school site in Ifield have been revealed after a planning application to carry out the substantial building Read More »

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Harvesting energy, time and commitment of boomers to maintain community standards

NEW YORK: A pair of amateur historians has embarked on a mission to restore and record thousands of abandoned graves in Australia’s outback.

Alex Aitken and Trevor Tough are travelling through the remote Kimberley, tracking down long-forgotten burial sites.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN ANTONIO: 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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