{
  "id": 14002983,
  "title": "The bacteria on your tongue could be linked to your brainpower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/the-bacteria-on-your-tongue-could-be-linked-to-your-brainpower",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-bacteria-tongue-linked-brainpower.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Whether you're a quick or slow thinker depends on several factors, such as the efficiency of the brain's wiring and the amount of gray matter in specific control centers. But there may be another, rather surprising influence, and that's the bacteria in your mouth. Scientists have found an association between the mix of microbes on your tongue and how well the brain performs cognitive tasks as we…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}