Poll: Folks want to ‘age well’ (but don’t always act like it)
By GREGORY ZELLER // New Yorkers are generally concerned about staying healthy as they age – but most don’t take precautions to improve their odds. That’s one of the bigger…
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
The Debrief: Heart, and horse sense, at Pal-O-Mine
As founder and CEO of Islandia-based Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Lisa Gatti fills an unprecedented and increasingly important niche in Long Island’s social structure. Officially established in 1995, the 501(c)3 nonprofit…
Northwell machine-learning tool sees COVID’s future
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new “predictive tool” developed by Northwell Health can spot COVID-19 outbreaks weeks before they happen. That’s the word from the New Hyde Park-based healthcare system,…
No. 429: Classic cartoons, downtown dreams and the nitrogen nuisance – plus, it curves!
Middle ground: It’s Wednesday, dear readers, and you’re halfway through this latest summery week of socioeconomic innovation. Keep it up. Today is Aug. 14, and if you had the…
‘Dormant’ biotech wakes on Alzheimer’s fast track
By GREGORY ZELLER // A pre-clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is being fast-tracked toward a potential Alzheimer’s treatment, after taking a decidedly slow road. Stony Brook-based Avanti Biosciences Inc. actually launched in…
A profitable pivot (sorta) for Digital Donations
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’re thinking big at Digital Donations Inc., as in Big Data. The Melville tech manufacturer has made its bones providing “alternative fundraising solutions” for nonprofit organizations,…