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A groundbreaking study published in GeroScience reveals a link between physical fitness and brain function, particularly enhanced visual processing and executive function in people over 80 years old. This study highlights the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle to maintain essential cognitive abilities into old age.Investigating the relationship between fitness and brain functionThis study focused on a demographic often overlooked in fitness cognition research: the “oldest people.” In 115 participants with an average age of 82.4 years, the researchers measured cardiorespiratory fitness with a step test and monitored brain activity with EEG during a flanker task designed to assess attentional…

Cambridge Wireless (CW) has announced details of its Cambridge Tech Week line-up, including speakers, investor pitches, innovation showcases, scale-up days and “engaging with the next generation of technology talent.”The event from 9th to 13th September will take place across iconic buildings in Cambridge city centre, including Pembroke College, Cambridge Guildhall, Corn Exchange and Cambridge Union.Cambridge Tech Week 2024 will be held at Mills & Reeve.Photo: Keith HeppellAt the first launch event held at Mills & Reeve in Cambridge on February 15, Cambridge Tech Week steering committee chair Chris Bruce said: From Cambridge, all over the UK and around the world.“We…

COVID-19 can affect people’s cognitive and memory abilities for more than a year after infection. A new study by researchers at Imperial College London shows that people who have recovered from COVID-19 perform slightly less well on cognitive and memory tasks compared to people who have not had COVID-19. It became clear that there were some flaws. This includes people who had long-term symptoms (i.e. long-term COVID-19 infection) and eventually recovered. The study also showed that cognitive impairment was greater in people who were hospitalized, had long-term symptoms, or were infected with earlier variants of the virus. The study was…

investmentTech for Good Startup HACE has raised £450,000 in a pre-seed funding round, exceeding its original target by 20%. The Manchester-based company is on a mission to use technology to sustainably eliminate child labor from global supply chains. The funding round, led by Manchester Angels, includes co-investments from GC Angels, Ada Ventures, Found Capital and individual angel investors. HACE will use this funding to complete the construction of its flagship product, the Child Labor Index. This enables asset managers, asset managers and institutional investors to proactively identify child labor risks in their portfolio companies and effectively engage with these companies…

Knight Frank.George Wilkes/Hulton Archive/Getty Images No, this is not just a fantasy. The actual home of the late music legend Freddie Mercury is up for sale. Garden Lodge, located in London’s exclusive Kensington enclave, has just been listed for £30 million (US$38 million). The former Queen frontman, who died of bronchial pneumonia in 1991 at the age of 45, left the neo-Georgian mansion and all its contents to his friend and ex-fiancée Mary Austin. For almost 30 years now, Austin has lived in and cared for this home full-time, and now he’s ready to part with his sacred home. “This…

Fenty Beauty released the film on YouTube on Wednesday.viaFebruary 28, 2024, 3:45 PM ET• 3 minute readRihanna and her partner A$AP Rocky co-star in a short film titled Born to Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours.The noir-style film premiered on Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin’s YouTube channel on Wednesday.The two-minute video shows Rihanna stealing A$AP Rocky’s clothes. Near the end, she also tries to steal his Fenty Luxe Balm Ultra Hydrating Cherry Lip Balm, but this time she fails. The narrator can be heard saying, “Not so fast, baby, this is mine. Got it!”Fenty Beauty Balm, featured in the short film, is…

So, the short month of February is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some standout beauty product launches that change the game for Bustle’s amazing team of editors.In recent weeks, buzzy brands like Ariana Grande’s REM Beauty have capitalized on the 2016 era’s affinity for matte finishes, officially launching the prettiest powder cheek formulas in the process. Additionally, innovative skin care brands like Dr. Few and his COOLA are reminding people that products with SPF are an absolute necessity, regardless of whether it’s still cloudy outside.While we won’t feature every card, other highly anticipated new…

Real estate agent license suspendedHe preyed on two women during job interviews A real estate agent caught preying on young women during job interviews has been banned from working in the industry, a court has heard.Steven Taban, 39, appeared in Victoria State Court on Wednesday for an unexpected sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault.Lawyer Eman Turnbull argued the court should impose a fine or a good behavior bond, saying the 20-year real estate veteran had his license revoked in August last year for the offence.”That was his identity, who he was and what he did,” she…

This year’s Mobile World Congress kicked off in Barcelona earlier this week. The long-running mobile trade show unveils numerous mobile phone launches, the latest wearables, and other new concepts and technologies. MWC 2024 runs from February 26th to February 29th, and this week is already packed with lots of great technology to get excited about. Mobile World Congress is a chance for the telecom industry to launch new phones and debut innovative technologies, many of which may not be on the market for some time. We’ve looked at all of today’s hottest devices to find out which ones you can…

The tech companies’ case before the Supreme Court this week may contain a lot of complex legalese, but it actually relies on a simple and unanswered question. The issue will define how social media platforms will be treated for decades to come.Are Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, now the equivalent of a modern utility like a telephone service or electric company, or a media organization like the Post?This is the crux of the challenge facing judges. The incident stems from a haphazard law passed by the Florida and Texas legislatures that prohibits social media platforms from kicking conservative provocative brands…