It may be time to take this old-school pastime off the shelf.
A growing body of research suggests that a once-beloved childhood hobby, now increasingly falling by the wayside, is linked to better mental health, sharper cognitive skills and even differences in brain structure later in life.
“It’s something we ought to be encouraging from an early age given the increasing evidence of its benefits, particularly to children, but really, it’s never too late to start,” Professor Barbara Sahakian, a Cambridge University neuroscientist who studies the hobby, said in a press release.
In one analysis, Sahakian and her colleagues looked at data from more…
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