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  "id": 1855568,
  "title": "Genetic dissection of the obesity paradox in carotid atherosclerosis using a hyperlipidemic mouse cohort",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/genetic-dissection-of-the-obesity-paradox-in-carotid-atherosclerosis",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.13.744610v1?rss=1"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Background: Overweight and obese individuals often exhibit lower mortality rates or better prognoses than lean or normal-weight individuals with stroke and other diseases, a phenomenon called the obesity paradox. Carotid atherosclerosis is the primary cause of ischemic stroke, and body weight serves as a reliable surrogate for adiposity in mice. Methods: Phenotypic and genetic connections of…",
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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."
}