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  "id": 3057165,
  "title": "Rethinking how we define neurodegenerative diseases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/rethinking-how-we-define-neurodegenerative-diseases",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-rethinking-neurodegenerative-diseases.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) might seem like unrelated diseases. ALS destroys motor neurons, causing muscle weakness and eventually paralysis. FTD affects the brain's frontal and temporal lobes, affecting language, personality and behavior. LATE is a slowly progressing memory…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}