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  "id": 15768289,
  "title": "Cranking up a natural defense pathway boosts cells' resistance to RSV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cranking-up-a-natural-defense-pathway-boosts-cells-resistance-to-rsv",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-cranking-natural-defense-pathway-boosts.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Washington State University researchers have discovered how to \"crank up\" a natural defense system in the body to combat viral infection, potentially opening a new door for treating virus infections, cancer, neurological disorders and other diseases.",
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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."
}