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  "id": 7841359,
  "title": "Why an overactive immune system attacks the bodies of people with lupus but still leaves them vulnerable to infection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/why-an-overactive-immune-system-attacks-the-bodies-of-people-with-7841359",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-overactive-immune-bodies-people-lupus.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Despite having an overactive immune system, people with lupus may still struggle to fight bacterial infections. My team and I found that this paradox may result from chronic inflammation pushing their immune cells toward the wrong kind of response.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Why an overactive immune system attacks the bodies of people with lupus but still leaves them vulnerable to infection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/why-an-overactive-immune-system-attacks-the-bodies-of-people-with",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:36:10.000Z"
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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."
}