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Why carrying spuds and playing sudoku could be good measures of your overall health

Limerick (Ireland), May 28 (The Conversation) While ageing is inevitable, ageing well is something we can influence. It’s not just about the number of candles on your birthday cake – it’s whether you’ve got the puff to blow them out, the balance to carry the cake and the memory to remember why you’re celebrating. As we age, our bodies change. Muscle mass shrinks, bones weaken, reaction times slow. But that doesn’t mean we’re all destined for a future of walking frames and daytime TV. Ageing well isn’t about staying wrinkle-free – it’s about staying independent, mobile, mentally sharp and socially

DMK allots Rajya Sabha seat to Kamal Haasan’s party, names 3 candidates

Chennai, May 28 (PTI) Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Wednesday announced that it would contest 4 out of the 6 seats from the state for the June 19 biennial Rajya Sabha polls and allotted one Upper House seat to ally, actor-politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam. The Dravidian party re-nominated its incumbent member in the Upper House, senior advocate P Wilson and also named 2 others; party’s Salem-based leader SR Sivalingam and Ruqayya Malik alias Kavignar Salma, a poet, writer and party office-bearer. Chief Minister M K Stalin, also the president of the ruling DMK, in a party release here

How vitamin B12 deficiency may disrupt pregnant women’s bodies

Nottingham (UK), May 28 (The Conversation) Despite living in an age of dietary abundance, vitamin B12 deficiency is on the rise. One major culprit? Our growing reliance on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) – those convenient, calorie-dense and nutrient-poor products that dominate supermarket shelves. While they might fill us up, they’re fuelling a global epidemic of “hidden hunger”. This refers to a lack of essential micronutrients including B12, folate, iron and zinc, even when people consume enough (or too many) calories. It’s often invisible but can have long-term consequences, particularly for vulnerable groups like pregnant women, children and the elderly. B12 deficiency

India’s alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry

NEW DELHI, May 28 (Reuters) – Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs, official documents and company emails show. The security-testing policy has sparked industry warnings of supply disruptions and added to a string of disputes between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration and foreign companies over regulatory issues and what some perceive as protectionism. New Delhi’s approach is driven in part by its alarm about China’s sophisticated surveillance capabilities, according to

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