{
  "id": 3802187,
  "title": "Unexpected discovery reveals mechanism behind brain tumor development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/unexpected-discovery-reveals-mechanism-behind-brain-tumor-development",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T19:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-unexpected-discovery-reveals-mechanism-brain.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When researchers at Lund University investigated how UM171, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, works, they made an unexpected connection. The results provide new insights into how one of the most common malignant brain tumors in children could be treated in the future. Their research is published in the journal Cancer Gene Therapy.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}