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Rita Rubin

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Even Brief Strength Training Sessions Are Linked to Better Memory

By Rita Rubin, January 24, 2022 10:04 AM

If you like to do strength training exercises, you may be doing your brain a favor as those workouts have been linked to better memory.

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Keep the Texts, Ditch the Alerts: How Your Notifications Throw Your Brain for a Loop

By Rita Rubin, October 03, 2019 02:23 PM

When you hear that alert (or feel the vibration) on your phone, your brain goes off in a whole new direction — even if you don’t glance at your phone.

Years of Weed May Leave You Grasping for Words

By Rita Rubin, September 23, 2019 01:05 PM

When researchers looked at the marijuana habits of a group of people ages 18 to 30, and then again 25 years later, one finding rose above the fog.

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