{
  "id": 17825116,
  "title": "Effect of Varying Cigarette Smoke Concentrations and Durations on the Retinal Pigment Epithelium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/effect-of-varying-cigarette-smoke-concentrations-and-durations-on-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762941v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, and treatment options are limited. Cigarette smoke (CS), the primary modifiable environmental risk factor for AMD, damages the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) by inducing oxidative stress, which in turn activates multiple stress response pathways. Low levels of stress induce autophagy, a cell-recycling…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}