{
  "id": 142292,
  "title": "Researchers uncover hidden mechanism behind congenital heart disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/researchers-uncover-hidden-mechanism-behind-congenital-heart-disease",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-04T18:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-uncover-hidden-mechanism-congenital-heart.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Congenital heart disease affects approximately two in every 100 newborns globally. But why does it occur? An important part of the answer may lie in a previously unknown mechanism on the surface of our cells. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen identified this mechanism in a new study.",
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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."
}