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  "id": 19831658,
  "title": "Hamster hibernation study offers clues to Alzheimer's disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hamster-hibernation-study-offers-clues-to-alzheimers-disease",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:40:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-hamster-hibernation-clues-alzheimer-disease.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have discovered that hibernation triggers changes in brain cells that partially resemble those in Alzheimer's disease. Studying golden hamsters, the team identified changes in gene expression across the hibernation cycle, which resemble those associated with the accumulation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/type-2-diabetes-may-raise-alzheimers-risk-by-53-study-finds",
        "published": "2026-11-14T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}