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  "id": 15919135,
  "title": "Alzheimer-related changes in the brain may affect prognosis in ALS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/alzheimer-related-changes-in-the-brain-may-affect-prognosis-in-als",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-alzheimer-brain-affect-prognosis-als.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious neurodegenerative disease in which the nerve cells that control the body's muscles break down. The course of the disease varies greatly. While some patients deteriorate rapidly, others live considerably longer with the disease. This makes it difficult to assess at an early stage how the disease will progress.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}