{
  "id": 221195,
  "title": "Depression linked to smaller volume in key memory region of older adults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/depression-linked-to-smaller-volume-in-key-memory-region-of-older",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-06T12:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-depression-linked-smaller-volume-key.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers from the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that depression is associated with smaller volume in a specific part of the hippocampus, a brain region essential for learning and memory.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}