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  "id": 15909802,
  "title": "New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/new-human-data-hints-at-psychedelics-potential-to-combat-inflammation-15909802",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:33:18.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6009441/psychedelics-brain-inflammation-immune-system"
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  "summary": "Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.",
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        "outlet": "NPR Health",
        "title": "New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/new-human-data-hints-at-psychedelics-potential-to-combat-inflammation",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:33:18.000Z"
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