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  "id": 15160318,
  "title": "Eating alone linked to smaller brain volumes and depression, studies suggest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/eating-alone-linked-to-smaller-brain-volumes-and-depression-studies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T22:43:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ynetnews Culture",
    "slug": "ynetnews-culture",
    "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/sjrnpqlnzl"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Research involving more than 150,000 people links shared meals to greater happiness, while MRI scans of 727 older Japanese adults found differences in brain structure; experts explain the role of social connections and diet, but caution that the studies cannot establish cause and effect",
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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."
}