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  "id": 8926714,
  "title": "Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/scientists-create-a-needle-thin-brain-implant-that-can-do-three-jobs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:25:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260920222416.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new needle-thin brain implant can record neural activity, deliver drugs, and stimulate multiple brain regions using a single flexible fiber. Successful tests in mice suggest it could give scientists a more precise, less invasive way to study the brain and may eventually help treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy.",
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        "title": "Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/scientists-create-a-needle-thin-brain-implant-that-can-do-three-jobs-8931323",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:25:22.000Z"
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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."
}