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How to stop your carved pumpkin from rotting before Halloween

Uncarved pumpkins can last for multiple months, whereas carved Jack-o’-lanterns typically rot within three to five days, meaning they won’t survive until Halloween . Warmth and a moist climate accelerate bacterial growth and decay, so it’s better to keep carved pumpkins in a cool room or undercover outside rather than…

The Independent UK · 15h ago

Can dogs eat dal, roti and rice? What their gut actually does with Indian home food

The bowl gets cleared, the pressure cooker is still warm, and the dog is watching. It is a scene in most Indian homes that keep a dog, and the question it raises is a real one: does home food hurt, help, or simply pass through? The answer sits in the…

Times Pets · Oct 22

I’m a beauty editor, and this budget anti-ageing serum impressed me

At just £22, it’s packed with niacinamide, making it ideal for brightening dull, mature skin and dark spots

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Cheap Meals Come With A Hidden Price. A New Analysis Puts The Lifetime Toll Near $360,000.

Most of the estimated economic burden comes from the value assigned to a shorter lifespan, rather than direct medical expenses or lost earnings.

International Business Times · Oct 19

Recycled Asphalt Matched Lifespan: Engineers track 15-year test; construction technique shapes pavement response

In 1976, Minnesota undertook a highway reconstruction project using recycled asphalt that contained 50% reclaimed asphalt pavement. After 15 years, engineers assessed the project's performance before a planned overlay. The findings indicated that recycled asphalt performed comparably to conventional asphalt over time. The project provided valuable insights into the effectiveness…

The Times of India · Oct 19

The Financial Difference Between Dying at 75 and Living to 105 Is Enormous

Retiring at 65 looks very different if retirement lasts 10 years instead of 40. The difference between dying at 75 and living to 105 can reshape everything from monthly budgets to housing decisions, investment withdrawals, and family inheritances.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 18

Barbra Streisand center leads $7.5m NIH study on women’s healthy aging

Aging is rarely a single-system story. The heart, brain, muscles and blood vessels change together, yet medical research has often studied them separately. A new five-year research project at Cedars-Sinai is taking a broader view, investigating whether damage to the body’s smallest blood vessels could help explain several health challenges…

The Times of India · Oct 18

Is sisterhood the secret to a long life? The Sardinian village that could hold key to women’s longevity

Meet some of the elderly residents of Bolotana, in line to be the world’s sixth ‘blue zone’ for its high number of female centenarians

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

What Age Should Your Financial Plan Assume You’ll Die?

Your financial plan needs an age at which you stop earning, spending retirement savings, and paying for life’s ordinary surprises. The trouble starts when that age quietly becomes a prediction of your death. Plan for too short a life, and your money could run out while you still need it.…

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 16

From lifespan to healthspan: How Abu Dhabi and India can make prevention practical

New modelling suggests that eliminating modifiable health risks could add 12 years to healthy life expectancy at birth by 2050. Realising even part of this potential will require making prevention part of everyday life.

The Economic Times · Oct 16