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  "id": 2389657,
  "title": "New brain cell formation stalls in adults with depression, study shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/new-brain-cell-formation-stalls-in-adults-with-depression-study-shows",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:20:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-brain-cell-formation-stalls-adults.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Findings from a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggest that the trickle of neurons created in the adult hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing depression. Most of the brain's 100 billion neurons are created before birth.",
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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."
}