{
  "id": 7870062,
  "title": "Metabolite buildup reveals how aggressive brain tumors activate nearby neurons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/metabolite-buildup-reveals-how-aggressive-brain-tumors-activate",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-metabolite-buildup-reveals-aggressive-brain.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Virtually all high-grade, aggressive gliomas in adults accumulate massive amounts of a metabolite called guanidinoacetate (GAA) that overstimulates nearby neurons and promotes tumor growth, according to new research from scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Cell.",
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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."
}