{
  "id": 11363924,
  "title": "Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/increased-air-pollution-linked-to-more-night-time-coughing-uk-led",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T05:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/02/increased-air-pollution-link-night-time-coughing-uk-study-cambridge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "‘Day-to-day’ symptom of harmful emissions, which in turn can disrupt sleep, can be overlooked, say researchers New research has found that increased air pollution is associated with more night-time coughing, leading to disturbed sleep. Most air pollution research looks at symptoms that are severe enough for people to seek medical help, but day-to-day symptoms can be overlooked. Prof Cecilia…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}