{
  "id": 3204929,
  "title": "Meet Leon Wang, teen who found 2 drugs that may reduce Alzheimer's damage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/meet-leon-wang-teen-who-found-2-drugs-that-may-reduce-alzheimers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/meet-leon-wang-the-17-year-old-connecticut-student-who-found-2-fda-approved-drugs-that-reduced-alzheimers-linked-damage-in-lab-grown-brain-cells/articleshow/133493022.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A young student's research explored existing medicines for Alzheimer's disease protection. He identified two drugs, nintedanib and pirfenidone, showing protective effects in cell models. This drug repurposing approach offers a faster, less expensive research starting point. Wang's work highlights targeting APOE4 and brain blood vessel cell changes. His findings suggest further investigation into…",
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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."
}