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"textContent": "A new study by researchers at UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente found that higher exposure to very small air pollution particles (PM2.5) over a 17-year span was associated with lower semantic memory. Semantic memory acts like the brain's \"encyclopedia\" for things like facts, words and long-term general knowledge.",
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