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  "id": 6426977,
  "title": "Newly mapped brain circuit offers clues to how slow nasal breathing eases anxiety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/newly-mapped-brain-circuit-offers-clues-to-how-slow-nasal-breathing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-newly-brain-circuit-clues-nasal.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A slow breath in and out does the trick for many people when calming their nerves and dealing with anxiety, a disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Pranayama, Taoism and meditation have long used slow nasal breathing to ease a negative mood. How this simple act works its magic, however, has been tickling the gray cells of scientists curious to unravel the biological pathways behind…",
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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."
}