{
  "id": 10358473,
  "title": "Seizures and tauopathy following neurotrauma are mediated by prion protein and metabotropic glutamate receptor 5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/seizures-and-tauopathy-following-neurotrauma-are-mediated-by-prion",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.21.753012v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the world's leading causes of death and disability and a major risk factor for dementias. The primary dementia associated with TBI is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease classified as a tauopathy, in which toxic tau molecules lead to disease pathologies and degeneration. The processes that lead to tauopathy and subsequent…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}