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  "id": 7337536,
  "title": "Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/hidden-brain-wiring-may-help-keep-the-mind-sharp-as-gray-matter-7337536",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:23:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260913081921.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. Healthier connections just beneath the brain’s surface were linked to better language skills and appeared to weaken the impact of gray matter loss.",
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        "outlet": "ScienceDaily",
        "title": "Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks",
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        "published": "2026-09-14T14:23:40.000Z"
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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."
}