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  "id": 2169241,
  "title": "Miniature kidneys could accelerate new treatments for acute kidney injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/miniature-kidneys-could-accelerate-new-treatments-for-acute-kidney",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-miniature-kidneys-treatments-acute-kidney.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers from Monash University have developed miniature human kidneys from stem cells that could accelerate the search for treatments for acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden loss of kidney function that can cause severe illness and long-term kidney damage.",
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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."
}