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Skin-roasted peanuts found to boost brain blood flow in older adults: New study

Eating a daily skin-roasted peanuts may help older adults improve blood flow to their brains and boost memory, according to a new study. The new study suggests that a simple, everyday eating skin-roasted peanuts can supercharge blood flow in your brain — a vital function that tends to weaken as we get older. Researchers found that the boost not only sharpened memory but also improved participants’ heart health. In the study, researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands recruited 31 healthy adults ages 60 to 75 and put them on a 16-week regimen in which they were asked to eat

Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection. H-1B visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields, are crucial for U.S. tech companies which recruit heavily from countries including India and China. Many of those companies’ leaders threw their support behind Trump in the last presidential election. The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review

Rupee slumps 28 paise to 90.43 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Dec 4 (PTI) The rupee slumped 28 paise to an all-time low of 90.43 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid substantial foreign institutional investor outflows and restrained intervention from the Reserve Bank of India. Forex traders said that restrained central bank intervention ahead of the crucial Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision and significant dollar demand from importers have exerted persistent downward pressure on the local currency. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.36. It slipped further to a record low of 90.43 against the greenback in initial deals, registering a loss

Stock markets bounce back after falling in early deals

Mumbai, Dec 4 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slipped in early trade on Thursday, but later bounced back to trade in positive territory, amid value buying at lower levels. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 156.83 points to 84,949.98 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 47 points to 25,938.95. However, later both the benchmark indices recovered their early lost ground and traded higher. The BSE benchmark quoted 146.52 points higher at 85,244.78, while the Nifty traded 36.70 points up at 26,024.80. Both the benchmark indices were on a downtrend for the past four days. From the Sensex

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