{
  "id": 8888612,
  "title": "Gut microbiome development may help predict type 1 diabetes in children at high risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/gut-microbiome-development-may-help-predict-type-1-diabetes-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-gut-microbiome-diabetes-children-high.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Type 1 diabetes affects more than 9 million people worldwide, including 1.8 million children and adolescents. While the disease is thought to be driven by complex genetic factors, researchers are also examining the influence of environmental exposures, including how the population of microorganisms living in the gut develops.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}