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  "id": 597993,
  "title": "Single-cell atlas reveals how spinal neurons help coordinate walking and other rhythmic movements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/single-cell-atlas-reveals-how-spinal-neurons-help-coordinate-walking",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-cell-atlas-reveals-spinal-neurons.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital created a single-cell atlas of a key class of spinal neurons involved in motor coordination. From that resource, they identified a small subgroup of interneurons associated with the speed of rhythmic movements such as walking. The findings, which have implications for understanding spinal cord function and recovery from injury, are published in…",
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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."
}