{
  "id": 13023545,
  "title": "Barcelona team develops AI that detects ageing in blood stem cells",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/barcelona-team-develops-ai-that-detects-ageing-in-blood-stem-cells",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:01:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/barcelona-research-team-creates-ai-to-detect-ageing-in-blood-stem-cells"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, a team of scientists in Barcelona has created ChromAgeNet, an artificial intelligence tool that can detect ageing in blood stem cells. By analysing the three-dimensional structure of DNA, ChromAgeNet reveals the subtle structural variations that occur as cells age. This information can help researchers identify potential interventions to slow down the decline of blood stem cells and restore their function. The research, published in Aging Cell, demonstrates the tool's potential for screening treatments that could rejuvenate blood tissue and strengthen the immune system.",
  "summary": "ChromAgeNet has decoded chromatin architecture, the 3D organisation of DNA in the nucleus, distinguishing young from aged blood stem cells and opening new paths for cell rejuvenation.",
  "key_points": [
    "Barcelona scientists develop ChromAgeNet AI tool",
    "Detects ageing in blood stem cells via DNA structure",
    "Research published in Aging Cell reveals potential"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development enables researchers to identify potential interventions to slow down the decline of blood stem cells, which could lead to treatments that rejuvenate blood tissue and strengthen the immune system.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}