{
  "id": 1537673,
  "title": "Hidden immune environment uncovered in thymuses of myasthenia gravis patients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/hidden-immune-environment-uncovered-in-thymuses-of-myasthenia-gravis",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hidden-immune-environment-uncovered-thymuses.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a previously hidden immune environment in the thymus that may help drive myasthenia gravis (MG), a chronic autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and fatigue, mainly affecting women younger than 40 and men older than 60. Using the largest known cellular and spatial map of the MG thymus ever assembled, scientists identified specialized immune…",
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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."
}