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  "id": 12176191,
  "title": "Can we harness the brain’s deep-cleaning system to prevent Alzheimer’s?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/can-we-harness-the-brains-deep-cleaning-system-to-prevent-alzheimers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
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    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2590514-can-we-harness-the-brains-deep-cleaning-system-to-prevent-alzheimers/"
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  "summary": "The glymphatic system is the brain's recently discovered network for flushing out toxins. Now, we're uncovering surprising ways to boost it to protect brain health",
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        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brain-tissue-removed-during-surgery-reveals-potential-way-to-curb",
        "published": "2026-10-04T23:10:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "bioRxiv",
        "title": "Templated seeding induces the formation of Alzheimer paired helical tau filaments in human brain organoids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/templated-seeding-induces-the-formation-of-alzheimer-paired-helical",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}