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  "id": 3538821,
  "title": "Largest known living-eye cone cell database maps differences by age, sex and retinal location",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/largest-known-living-eye-cone-cell-database-maps-differences-by-age",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-largest-eye-cone-cell-database.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "National Eye Institute researchers have created the largest known database providing a reference for the size of individual cone photoreceptors, the cells in the retina responsible for color vision, across the lifespan. This resource will help clinicians distinguish early disease-related damage from typical aging, enabling earlier diagnosis and better tracking of whether new treatments are…",
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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."
}