{
  "id": 5194982,
  "title": "Brain scans reveal new link between progesterone and women's mood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/brain-scans-reveal-new-link-between-progesterone-and-womens-mood",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-brain-scans-reveal-link-progesterone.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The influence of the hormone progesterone on mood is well known. Now, researchers from the University of Barcelona have shown how higher levels of progesterone during the menstrual cycle are linked to less distinct patterns of activity in areas of the brain involved in controlling emotions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}