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  "id": 4927886,
  "title": "Rare antibodies with potential to combat alpha-gal syndrome identified",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rare-antibodies-with-potential-to-combat-alpha-gal-syndrome-identified",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-rare-antibodies-potential-combat-alpha.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered rare antibodies that could inform the development of an intervention for alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an emerging tick bite-associated condition that can lead to allergic reactions to a molecule in red meat and other animal products. In laboratory tests, these antibodies acted as a biological shield, blocking human allergic antibodies…",
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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."
}