Holidays promise extensive offerings for entertainment.
Byline: Betty Lilyestrom COLUMN: LEICESTER NOTEBOOK The schedule of Christmas-related activities for local senior citizens was released this week by the Leicester Council on Aging. Things start off at 11 a.m. today with the Red Hat Society's Christmas party at the Leicester Country Club. ...

Posit Science Invited to Speak at Johns Hopkins University About Cutting Edge Cognitive Training Interventions.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- At a symposium today hosted by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Posit Science researchers presented the latest research in brain plasticity and how the company is translating the science into technology to improve lives. Henry Mahncke, Ph.D., and Laila Spina, Psy.D., presented...

Transgenomic Obtains Exclusive License to Mitochondrial DNA Damage Detection Technology.
Method measures oxidative stress in cardiovascular and other diseases OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic (BULLETIN BOARD: TBIO) today announced that the Clayton Foundation for Research of Houston, Texas through its technology transfer entity, the Research Development Foundation, has granted the Company an exclusive license to...

Dynamics Group AG Publishes Research Report on Senetek.
NAPA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senetek PLC (BULLETIN BOARD: SNKTY) , a life sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, announced today that Dynamics Group AG, specialists in the fields of strategic development, communication management and research with offices in...

Statia T. Dobeck, 88.
NORTH BROOKFIELD Statia T. Dobeck, 88, of North Brookfield, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Statia was born in Brookfield, MA, on Feb. 28, 1920 and was the last survivor of 8 children of Nicholas and Anna Shivick. She grew up in Oxford. After completing Oxford High...

'Older people have lived their lives': first year nursing students' attitudes towards older people.
ABSTRACT A survey was conducted with 262 commencing nursing students at a South Australian university, during a compulsory orientation week lecture prior to the first week of their nursing degree, to determine their attitudes towards older people and to working with older people. The survey provides baseline...

Coupon day coming for farmers market; Annual program to kick off Monday.
Byline: Kelly Glista WORCESTER - The annual Farmers Market Coupon Program will kick off Monday morning with the distribution of the coupons at Beaver Brook Park. Every summer, coupons redeemable at local farmers markets are handed out to low-income senior citizens to encourage healthy eating...

The SCAN Foundation Announces New Grants Aimed at Refocusing the Debate About Healthcare for Seniors.
New Foundation to Focus on Changing How Seniors Receive Care LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its mission to spur research and reform about critical healthcare issues facing America's growing senior population, The SCAN Foundation announced today it has awarded nearly $1.4 million...

Senetek PLC Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results.
Senetek is Debt-Free with Cash on Hand of $16.7 million at September 30 Annual General Meeting and Concurrent Broadcast Scheduled for December 16 NAPA, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senetek PLC (BULLETIN BOARD: SNKTY) , a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies...

Executives ... FYI.
Resistant starch offers many of the physiological benefits of dietary fiber, such as the ability to reduce calories and offer colonic health benefits, as well as generating volatile free fatty acids. Researchers determined the optimum conditions for preparing resistant glutarate adlay starch. (Adlay is a grass crop used in...