{
  "id": 605171,
  "title": "Immune cells rely on a cholesterol sensor to maintain balance, researchers discover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/immune-cells-rely-on-a-cholesterol-sensor-to-maintain-balance",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:20:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-immune-cells-cholesterol-sensor.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Every day, billions of cells in our body die and are removed as part of normal tissue maintenance. This continuous cleanup process is essential for keeping the immune system in balance and preventing harmful immune reactions against healthy tissues. Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have now discovered that a protein best known for sensing cellular stress also acts as a cholesterol sensor…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}