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September 23, 2026 at 04:33 PM
From Boosting Mental Health to Reducing Dementia Risk, Here's Why Reading Is Extremely Good for You, According to Science
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Scientific evidence shows that regular reading boosts brain and mental health, improves literacy, and can slow cognitive decline, with fiction also enhancing empathy.
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