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  "id": 6470637,
  "title": "Highly potent compound that blocks Ebola virus entry discovered",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/highly-potent-compound-that-blocks-ebola-virus-entry-discovered",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-09T20:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-highly-potent-compound-blocks-ebola.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A University of Minnesota–led multi-institutional research team has discovered a highly potent small molecule that blocks Ebola virus entry by stabilizing the virus's entry protein and provides strong protection when given orally in a preclinical model.",
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      {
        "outlet": "bioRxiv",
        "title": "Allosteric remodelling of the Ebola virus glycoprotein underlies differences in entry mechanisms across species",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/allosteric-remodelling-of-the-ebola-virus-glycoprotein-underlies",
        "published": "2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}