{
  "id": 5194983,
  "title": "Scientists uncover shared biology behind profound fatigue in five major illnesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/scientists-uncover-shared-biology-behind-profound-fatigue-in-five",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-scientists-uncover-biology-profound-fatigue.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A shared biological mechanism that helps explain chronic exhaustion in conditions including long COVID and PTSD has been identified by researchers at the University of East Anglia and Oxford BioDynamics. The paper, published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, reveals striking biological similarities among five major illnesses that until now have largely been viewed as separate disorders.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}