{
  "id": 17535906,
  "title": "Scientists discover a hidden driver of high cholesterol and a way to stop it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/scientists-discover-a-hidden-driver-of-high-cholesterol-and-a-way-to-17535906",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-01T01:57:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261030003003.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol defenses, and blocking it dramatically lowered harmful LDL cholesterol in mice. Even more promising, an experimental drug targeting this pathway has already passed an early human safety trial, potentially speeding the development of a new treatment for high cholesterol.",
  "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."
}