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  "id": 19368841,
  "title": "Why do adults get shorter as they age? And how much height do they actually lose?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/why-do-adults-get-shorter-as-they-age-and-how-much-height-do-they-19368841",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-10T17:00:23.000Z",
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    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-adults-shorter-age-height.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When you picture an older person, you may imagine someone shorter and slightly stooped. It's not just your imagination: most of us gradually lose some height as we age.",
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        "title": "Why do adults get shorter as they age? And how much height do they actually lose?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/why-do-adults-get-shorter-as-they-age-and-how-much-height-do-they",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:02:11.000Z"
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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."
}