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  "path": "/2026/02/09/cannabis-users-brains-look-younger-big-study-finds.html",
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    "brain aging",
    "cannabis",
    "health",
    "neuroscience",
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    "UK Biobank",
    "according to a preprint by researchers at Georgia Tech, Emory, and the University of Colorado",
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    "Cannabis users' brains look younger, big study finds",
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  "textContent": "\n\nCannabis users' brains look younger than their age would predict, according to a brain imaging study of more than 25,000 UK Biobank participants aged 44 to 81. The connectivity patterns associated with cannabis use were the near-opposite of those associated with normal aging — and cannabis users outperformed non-users on six out of nine cognitive tests, including memory, reasoning, and executive function, according to a preprint by researchers at Georgia Tech, Emory, and the University of Colorado. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Cannabis users' brains look younger, big study finds appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Cannabis users' brains look younger, big study finds"
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