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Health and Wellness

Record high: Study finds growing cannabis use among older adults

The study, which was recently published in the prestigious journal JAMA Internal Medicine, offers a granular look at how the landscape of drug use is evolving alongside the legal and social shifts occurring across the nation. Beyond the raw increase in numbers, the findings reveal a surprising transformation in the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of […]

September 30, 2026
Technology

The Lifelong Mind: How Learning a New Language Shapes Brain Health, Empathy, and Cognitive Resilience in Adults

For decades, a widespread belief in popular culture suggested that foreign language acquisition was a door that slammed shut after childhood. The prevailing notion held that once the human brain matured, the mental pathways required to parse complex foreign grammar, absorb unfamiliar vocabularies, and master native-like accents became rigid and resistant to change. However, contemporary […]

September 19, 2026