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Women face a significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer dementia than men, a new study suggests.Researchers looked at 124,780 women to examine the effects of menopause on the brain and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can prevent cognitive decline. Among post-menopausal women, they found significant reductions in grey brain matter, which is vital for mental functions, memory, emotions, and movement.Correspondingly, the worst-affected parts of the brain were the ones governing these functions – the hippocampus, the entorhinal cortex, and the anterior cingulate cortex. Image: The study…

Signage at an Anta Sports Products Ltd. pop-up store in Beijing, China, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Anta is scheduled to release earnings results on Aug. 27. Na Bian | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Puma surged as much as 20% Tuesday, after China’s Anta Sports said it would acquire a 29% stake in the German sportswear company from the Pinault family. Anta will pay 1.5 billion euros ($1.78 billion), or 35 euros per share, to take a 29.06% stake in Puma and become the largest shareholder in the company. The deal came as Puma has struggled to revive sales…

Regan MorrisSanta Ana, California ReutersRyan Wedding appeared in a Santa Ana court on Monday Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has pleaded not guilty to all 17 felony charges against him including drug trafficking, witness tampering and conspiracy to commit murder.In his first court appearance since being arrested in Mexico last week, Wedding appeared relaxed, smiling with his attorney and occasionally at the media and FBI agents as he stretched his unshackled arms. Wedding was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list for allegedly running a transnational drug cartel, importing millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine into Los Angeles and distributing…

The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US.India’s Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Monday that negotiations had been wrapped up and the deal finalised.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa are in Delhi, where the announcement is expected.Both India and the EU are seeking to strengthen strategic and trade ties with the rest of the world as they contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the…

Students at a tech university in Dublin are enjoying an unexpected perk of artificial intelligence — it’s helping heat their campus.Since 2023, the Technical University of Dublin’s Tallaght campus has been one of a growing number of buildings in the southwest suburban area of the city to be heated by waste heat from a nearby Amazon Web Services data center. Data centers have always generated excess heat, but integration with district heating networks has been slow, as the waste heat produced by these power-hungry facilities is typically too low-temperature to directly warm other buildings. That’s now changing. As the AI…

TOPSHOT – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi look on before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 28, 2025. The European Union is exploring a security and defence partnership with India, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on February 28 before meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images) Money Sharma | Afp | Getty ImagesIndia and the European Union on Monday closed a ‘landmark’ free trade agreement, touted as the ‘mother…

Protests that erupted late last year shook elements of the Iranian government, according to the reports. Source link

Marineland, a closed aquatic park in Ontario, had threatened to euthanize its whales after the government denied an application to send them to China. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tuya Smart just introduced Aura, its first AI-powered companion robot made for pets.Aura is designed specifically for household cats and dogs, with AI trained to recognize their behaviors, movements and vocal cues. The idea behind Aura is simple. Pets need more than food bowls and cameras. They need attention, interaction and reassurance. Aura stays active in the home, watches for behavior changes and responds in real time so owners can better understand how their pets are doing. Many pets struggle when left alone for long hours. Small changes often show up first. A…

At least so far, President Trump has managed to bring along even those conservative supporters who are skeptical of foreign interventions. Source link

The UK has lost its measles elimination status from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after vaccination coverage plateaued and cases surged.From 2021 to 2023, the country was considered to have “eliminated” the disease, but global health officials say measles transmission was re-established in the UK in 2024. Vaccination coverage has flatlined in recent years, with recorded measles infections in the UK soaring to 3,681 in 2024.Spain, Austria, Armenia, ⁠Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan also lost their status, and the WHO urged countries to boost vaccination rates to prevent the ​disease infecting more children.”It is unsurprising the UK has lost its WHO measles…

UNMISS expressed grave concern following reports that a senior military leader is urging troops to inflict discriminate violence against civilians, with more than 180,000 people fleeing their homes.  “Inflammatory rhetoric calling for violence against civilians, including the most vulnerable, is utterly abhorrent and must stop now,” Graham Maitland, Officer in Charge, said on Sunday. Ongoing hostilities South Sudan – the world’s youngest country – gained independence in July 2011 but soon slid into civil war with fighting between forces loyal to either President Salva Kiir or the main opposition leader, First Vice President Riek Machar.  Despite a 2018 peace agreement and the establishment of a transitional unity government, clashes and tensions persist. UNMISS said communities…

Iran and its militia allies say they will respond aggressively in the region if attacked. A U.S. aircraft carrier and warships are approaching the region. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a serious threat hiding inside Google Chrome. Several browser extensions pretend to be helpful tools. In reality, they quietly take over user accounts. These extensions impersonate popular human resources and business platforms such as Workday, NetSuite and SAP SuccessFactors. Once installed, they can steal login data and block security controls designed to protect users.Many people who installed them had no warning signs that anything was wrong.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll…

Spanish rail authorities have temporarily reduced the speed limit on part of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona after a fault was detected on the track. Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a crack had been found on Sunday night in the line 110km (68 miles) west of Barcelona, between Alcover and l’Espluga de Francolí, in the Catalonia region. It comes days after a high-speed collision killed 45 people in southern Spain and amid severe disruption to local rail services in the north-east of the country.The transport ministry said the fault in the line did not pose a danger to…

The recovery of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili’s body paves the way for the next stage of the Gaza cease-fire plan, though the path forward is unclear. Source link

Briefing reporters in New York, Farhan Haq said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, was able to access the camp on Friday together with Syrian Government officials and establish contact with some residents. Essential supplies have also resumed.Al Hol is one of the region’s largest displacement sites, housing tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, many with alleged family links to ISIL terrorist fighters.UN agencies have long warned of dire humanitarian conditions there, including overcrowding, poor access to healthcare, water and sanitation, and persistent protection and security risks, while repeatedly urging durable solutions, including safe returns, reintegration and repatriation…

It comes after Israeli authorities “stormed and demolished” buildings in the compound last week, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said.“Allowing this unprecedented destruction is the latest attack on the UN in the ongoing attempt to dismantle the status of Palestine Refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and erase their history,” Mr. Lazzarini said. In a short statement, the senior UN official added that there were “no limits to the defiance of the United Nations” and international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.Last Tuesday’s move by Israeli authorities to send bulldozers into the Sheikh Jarrah compound where they tore down UNRWA structures…

Silver prices are hitting new all-time highs, with the precious metal extending last year’s landmark advance into 2026. U.S. spot silver gained 5.9% on Monday, pushing the price to $109.1. U.S. silver futures , meanwhile, surged 7.5% to top $108.8. The metal skyrocketed 150% in 2025, outflanking the record surge in gold. Silver’s central role in the manufacture of chips and batteries, coupled with its recent recognition by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a critical mineral, is helping maintain its momentum, according to Claudio Wewel, FX strategist at J. Safra Sarasin Sustainable Asset Management. Wewel noted how silver’s…

The Rafah crossing will open at the end of Israel’s search for the remains of the last captive in Gaza. Source link

Getty ImagesIglesias said the allegations were “absolutely false”Spanish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into complaints of sexual abuse against the singer Julio Iglesias.They ruled that Spanish courts had no jurisdiction and were therefore not competent to investigate crimes committed abroad involving complainants who were not Spanish citizens or residents and who had never travelled to Spain with the star.Two female former employees had alleged that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic in 2021. Iglesias has vigorously denied the allegations, which…

France is on course to follow Australia in banning social media to younger teenagers, as debate on a new law opens in the National Assembly.The law would block access for under 15-year-olds to networks such as Snapchat, Instagram and Tiktok. President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the ban in place by the start of the school year in September.The French move is part of a worldwide trend towards restricting social networks for children, triggered by growing evidence of the damage they can cause to mental health.”We cannot leave the mental and emotional health of our children in the hands…

At least 11 people were killed and another dozen injured when gunmen opened fire on locals who had gathered at a football pitch in the city of Salamanca in central Mexico on Sunday.Witnesses said armed men arrived at the grounds in several vehicles and shot at those gathered there seemingly indiscriminately.Many families had stayed behind to socialise after a match between local clubs. At least one woman and one child were among those killed.The motive behind the shooting is not yet clear. Guanajuato, the state in which Salamanca is located, registered the highest number of murders in the whole of…

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, raising questions about her aims. Source link