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Saudi carriers have restored service, but they can’t restore the confidence that international airlines and event organizers need. The longer foreign carriers stay out, the more Riyadh’s events-led Q4 turns into a lost quarter for hotels and for business, sporting and leisure events.
Eating too much salt may do more than raise blood pressure. It could also harm memory and social behavior. In a new study, Japanese researchers discovered that a soy-derived compound called LPC70 helped protect mice from several damaging effects of a high-salt diet. Mice given the supplement had lower blood pressure, better memory, and improved social interactions compared with mice consuming excess salt alone.
Scientists reconstructed videos from the brain activity of mice, producing 10-second clips based only on signals from neurons in the visual cortex. The breakthrough could help reveal how the brain reshapes what we see before it becomes our perception of reality.
