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Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing.Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified "five major epochs," or stages, of brain structure, according to a press release from the university.Over the lifespan, the brain "rewires to support different ways of thinking while we grow, mature and ultimately decline," the researchers noted.BRAIN HEALTH WARNING […]

Certain people who use cannabis tend to drink less alcohol, a new study found.Researchers from Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies set out to determine whether cannabis use has an effect on alcohol craving and consumption — specifically, whether smoking marijuana can reduce alcohol use in heavy drinkers.The randomized, controlled study included 157 adults between the ages of 21 and 44 who reported heavy drinking and regular cannabis […]