{
  "id": 3028877,
  "title": "How much water do you really need to drink to keep your brain sharp?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/how-much-water-do-you-really-need-to-drink-to-keep-your-brain-sharp",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:14:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2586088-how-much-water-do-you-really-need-to-drink-to-keep-your-brain-sharp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Water is essential for good brain function, with a handful of convincing studies suggesting that dehydration could be slowing you down, cognitively speaking. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how much water we should be drinking to stay sharp",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}