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  "id": 15724164,
  "title": "New study identifies immune trigger behind radiation-related lung damage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/new-study-identifies-immune-trigger-behind-radiation-related-lung",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-immune-trigger-lung.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at City of Hope have uncovered an immune pathway that may contribute to radiation-related lung damage and have identified a potential strategy to block it. Published in Nature Communications, the insights from the preclinical study could lead to new treatments that prevent radiation from harming healthy lung tissue and improve patients' quality of life.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}