{
  "id": 2127453,
  "title": "Schizophrenia’s lost brain connections follow a surprising pattern",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/schizophrenias-lost-brain-connections-follow-a-surprising-pattern",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:27:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820002443.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Specialized brain scans reveal that schizophrenia is linked to widespread loss of the synapses that connect brain cells, with the left side of the brain hit especially hard. The damage follows a surprisingly organized pattern tied to the brain’s chemistry and wiring. Researchers also identified a left frontal region that may serve as a starting point for the loss.",
  "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."
}