{
  "id": 17303945,
  "title": "Dietary tryptophan rescues growth impairment during giardiasis independently of parasite burden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/dietary-tryptophan-rescues-growth-impairment-during-giardiasis",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762798v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Giardiasis is an intestinal disease caused by the parasite Giardia duodenalis. Intestinal barrier dysfunction during Giardia infection has been linked to childhood growth stunting, particularly in communities with prevalent malnutrition and repeated exposure to Giardia. In pediatric cohort studies, growth stunting has been strongly associated with asymptomatic Giardia detection in fecal samples.…",
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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."
}