{
  "id": 11287396,
  "title": "Newly discovered cell type helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/newly-discovered-cell-type-helps-shape-blood-vessel-growth-in-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:20:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-newly-cell-blood-vessel-growth.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine. Working with zebrafish, they found that the new cell type helps stabilize the vascular network that supplies oxygen to growing cardiac muscle.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}