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  "id": 15768290,
  "title": "Search for Alzheimer's drug unexpectedly finds possible biomarker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/search-for-alzheimers-drug-unexpectedly-finds-possible-biomarker",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:20:22.000Z",
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    "name": "Medical Xpress",
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    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-alzheimer-drug-unexpectedly-biomarker.html"
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  "summary": "Researchers developed a drug for Alzheimer's disease and then discovered that the molecule already exists in human blood and is found at lower levels in cognitively impaired people. Now the authors are exploring the peptide as a biomarker as well as a treatment.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Nanoscale tech tracks proteins inside living neurons to guide Alzheimer's and Parkinson's drug discovery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nanoscale-tech-tracks-proteins-inside-living-neurons-to-guide",
        "published": "2026-10-20T01:00:02.000Z"
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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."
}