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  "id": 15627429,
  "title": "Gut microbiome could help identify people at risk of dementia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/gut-microbiome-could-help-identify-people-at-risk-of-dementia",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T16:20:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-gut-microbiome-people-dementia.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In what is thought to be the first study of its kind, researchers from Cardiff University and Imperial College London examined both gut bacteria and chemicals. Their findings could support earlier diagnosis and help spot people at risk of faster decline.",
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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."
}