Here’s
another reason to watch your weight as you get older. A new study shows
that overeating may double the risk of memory loss for people 70 and
older. Researchers say the rates of mild cognitive impairment -- which
occurs before the onset of Alzheimer’s -- rose along with caloric intake
for seniors who ate between 2,000 and 6,000 calories a day. Source Link
It sounds like a dream gig -- getting paid to surf the web -- and now Google is ready to do just that, but don’t quit your day job. The king of search engines will pay $20 a month to those who will allow Google to keep track all of their household online activity. Another plan offers $5 gift cards to those who agree to have all of their web browsing tracked by Google. Source Link
What’s in a name? Well, a new study says the shorter, simpler moniker could be the ticket to more success in life. Researchers used a mock ballot of candidates with longer and shorter first names and found that the simple first names got elected more often. Scientists credit the “name pronunciation effect,” saying people with easily pronounced names are viewed more positively by others. Source Link
