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  "id": 15610620,
  "title": "\"Mind-blowing\" Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Two hours of sleep restored without clearing brain plaques",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mind-blowing-alzheimers-breakthrough-two-hours-of-sleep-restored-15610620",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:19:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
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    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261018084421.htm"
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  "summary": "Scientists have uncovered an unexpected culprit behind sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease: overactive immune cells in the brain. By temporarily removing these cells, researchers restored more than two hours of sleep per day in mice, revealing a promising new target for treatment.",
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        "outlet": "ScienceDaily",
        "title": "\"Mind-blowing\" Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Two hours of sleep restored without clearing brain plaques",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mind-blowing-alzheimers-breakthrough-two-hours-of-sleep-restored",
        "published": "2026-10-19T09:19:45.000Z"
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