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  "id": 3795085,
  "title": "Primate-specific DNA change reveals a new link to dementia-related neurodegeneration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/primate-specific-dna-change-reveals-a-new-link-to-dementia-related",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-primate-specific-dna-reveals-link.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brain diseases, including dementia, have long been studied using experimental animals such as mice. However, differences between the human and animal genomes have raised concerns that some disease mechanisms may not be fully explained by conventional animal models.",
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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."
}