Can chocolate and fish help cure dementia?

PHILADELPHIA: Chocoholics are being encouraged to take part in a multi-million dollar research project spanning three continents which could cast new light on how to prevent dementia.

Dementia occurs when people’s brain cells start to die and the blood flow to the brain reduces.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Fiona Stanley Hospital has scooped the prize pool at the Western Australia Architecture Awards, including the architect institute’s highest accolade for design.

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Report urges over-50s to prepare for career change

NEW YORK: Most older workers are not planning for their careers in later life, only updating their skills at “crisis points” such as job loss or health problems, a new report shows.

The report showed almost four out of five workers aged 50 or older Read More »

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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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