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  "id": 12656238,
  "title": "Quantum simulations suggest lithium isotopes could affect biological reactions differently",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/quantum-simulations-suggest-lithium-isotopes-could-affect-biological",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:20:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-quantum-simulations-lithium-isotopes-affect.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While lithium has been used as a first-line treatment for the long-term management of bipolar disorder for more than 70 years, scientists still do not fully understand how it produces its therapeutic effects in the brain.In a new study published in PLOS ONE, Surrey researchers used computational chemistry and quantum simulations to investigate whether part of the answer could lie in \"nuclear…",
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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."
}