Microsoft on Monday announced a long-term partnership with India’s top telecom network Reliance Jio to reach “millions” of small and medium businesses clients in the key overseas market. From a report: The 10-year alliance between the two will see them launch new cloud data-centers in India to ensure “more of Jio’s customers can access the tools and platforms they need to…
Tag: cognitive
Middle-Aged Hearing Loss Doubles Risk of Dementia
“Hearing loss in middle age is associated with higher odds of cognitive decline and dementia in later years,” reports Reuters, citing a large study in Taiwan. Researchers tracked more than 16,000 men and women and found that a new diagnosis of hearing loss between ages 45 and 65 more than doubled the odds of a dementia diagnosis in the next dozen…
Doing Five Things Could Decrease Your Risk of Alzheimer’s By 60%
“Light-to-moderate” alcohol consumption can help reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. An anonymous reader quotes the Washington Post:
A study presented Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles found that combining five lifestyle habits — including eating healthier, exercising regularly and refraining from smoking — can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s by 60 percent. A separate study showed that…
Do Elephants Belong In Zoos? Extinction Policy Under Scrutiny
Long-time Slashdot reader retroworks writes: In “Zoos Called It a ‘Rescue.’ But Are the Elephants Really Better Off?” New York Times reporter Charles Siebert does much to dispel the idea that zoos are a solution to extinction. In the first half of the article, the cruelty of zoos is in focus. “Neuroimaging has shown that elephants possess in their cerebral cortex…
Indoor Carbon Dioxide Levels Could Be a Health Hazard, Scientists Warn
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Indoor levels of carbon dioxide could be clouding our thinking and may even pose a wider danger to human health, researchers say. The authors of the latest study — which reviews current evidence on the issue — say there is a growing body of research suggesting levels of CO2 that can be…