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  "id": 12152705,
  "title": "Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/vagus-nerve-stimulation-could-help-new-skills-stick-12152705",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:13:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
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    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261002080034.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Stimulating the vagus nerve after practice helped mice develop stronger long-term motor learning, revealing a potentially important window when the brain is still locking in a new skill. The effect was linked to rhythmic changes in brain blood vessels, hinting that body-to-brain signals may help prepare the brain for lasting change.",
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        "title": "Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/vagus-nerve-stimulation-could-help-new-skills-stick",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:13:07.000Z"
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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."
}