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  "id": 12220334,
  "title": "Stiffer ovarian tissue disrupts cellular connections needed for egg development, lab experiments reveal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/stiffer-ovarian-tissue-disrupts-cellular-connections-needed-for-egg",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-stiffer-ovarian-tissue-disrupts-cellular.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As ovaries age, the tissue surrounding developing eggs becomes stiffer, changing the environment in which they mature. How this physical change affects egg development and quality has remained poorly understood.",
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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."
}