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Money worries harm the brain

July 30, 2026 (Conversation) Money worries can keep us up at night, but could decades of financial stress leave a lasting mark on the brain itself? That’s the question my colleagues and I set out to answer in a new study – and the answer, it turns out, is yes. Most research on money and brain health looks at people’s financial circumstances at just one point in time. This makes it hard to know whether a few difficult years have the same effect as decades of enduring struggle. For our study, published in the journal Innovation in Aging, we tracked

Shah must have issued orders to use force on students on July 20 in Delhi, he should quit: Dipke

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jul 30 (PTI) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday claimed orders to use force against students during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” march must have come from Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his resignation over the police crackdown. Talking to reporters at his residence in hometown Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in central Maharashtra, he said democracy was in “danger” in the country and questions were being raised even on judiciary, while central probe agencies were being used to break political parties. “Saving democracy is not merely an Opposition issue now. The people of the country

Gold rises Rs 1,000 to Rs 1.48 lakh/10g on fresh retail buying

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 1,000 to Rs 1.48 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday, driven by fresh buying by jewellers and retailers amid firm global trends. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,47,000 per 10 grams in the preceding session. However, silver dropped by Rs 600 to Rs 2,24,700 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 2,25,300 per kg, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Traders said domestic gold prices edged higher on improved demand from jewellers and stockists;

Diabetes, hearing loss among key factors for dementia in India; women more prone

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) An earlier onset of diabetes, hearing loss, physical inactivity and undernourishment are among the critical and modifiable risk factors for dementia in India, according to a study that reviewed 25 years of data on dementia prevalence and risk factors. Researchers, led by those at the US’ Rutgers University, reviewed research conducted in the Indian population between 2000 and 2025 to assess the status of current research on dementia in India. The researchers found that, as in Western countries, dementia is more common among women in India. Prevalence in India was also higher among people in

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