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  "id": 17256711,
  "title": "New treatment reduces heart scarring and abnormal heart rhythms, offering a possibility for future therapies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/new-treatment-reduces-heart-scarring-and-abnormal-heart-rhythms",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-treatment-heart-scarring-abnormal-rhythms.html"
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  "summary": "In a study led by Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Oxford, researchers found that blocking a specific molecular interaction reduced atrial fibrosis in mouse models and cells from human patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), reduced fibrotic responses in human cells, and in the mouse models reversed established atrial fibrosis and reduced abnormal heart rhythms.",
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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."
}