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Can speaking multiple languages really lower dementia risk? It’s not that simple

July 16, 2026 (Conversation) The risk of dementia rises as the brain ages. One reason is that connections between brain cells weaken over time. Diseases of the brain, such as Alzheimer’s and stroke, can speed this up, eventually leading to dementia, a loss of mental abilities and a loss of independence. Scientists can now estimate a person’s brain age from brain scans, and compare it with their actual age. This difference, known as the brain-age gap, can predict who is more likely to see faster mental decline and go on to develop dementia. One study followed around 39,000 people and

Stock markets close flat amid geopolitical uncertainties, fluctuating oil prices

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed almost unchanged on Thursday, as profit-taking in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries offset gains in IT shares amid geopolitical tensions. The 30-share BSE Sensex edged up 1.44 points to settle at 77,186.87. During the day, it climbed 394.26 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 77,579.69 but pared gains towards the end of the session. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 5.75 points, or 0.02 per cent, to end at 24,072.75. Fluctuating oil prices and weak Asian market trends also weighed on domestic equities, according to an expert.

Rupee settles 8 paise lower at 96.33 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) The rupee depreciated for the fourth straight day, shedding 8 paise to settle at 96.33 (provisional) against the US dollar amid volatility in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback as the West Asia crisis intensified. FII outflows put further pressure on the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 96.28 against the greenback and traded in a range of 96.22-96.37 during the session. It settled at 96.33 (provisional), down 8 paise from its previous close. The local unit had on Wednesday settled 9 paise lower at 96.25

Indian customs becomes second agency to fight Adani over nicotine pouches

NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – Indian customs authorities have joined the country’s health ministry ‌in its fight against the Adani Group over the sale of nicotine pouches at airports, arguing its duty-free shops only have tax advantages and are not immune from other regulations. A March ​inspection by health officials of billionaire Gautam Adani’s Mumbai international airport found ​the sale of nicotine pouches at its duty-free shops was against the ⁠law — a decision that his company is now challenging at Mumbai’s High Court. “The ​concept of goods being “outside customs frontiers” for taxation purposes does not grant immunity

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