{
  "id": 9153012,
  "title": "Amyloid precursor protein. An Achilles heel to exploit in the treatment of prostate cancer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/amyloid-precursor-protein-an-achilles-heel-to-exploit-in-the",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.21.752657v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Background: Epidemiological studies have highlighted an inverse association between cancer and Alzheimers disease (AD), but the mechanisms underlying this association are not currently understood. Amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its cleavage may represent one potential mechanism. Its importance has been heavily researched due to it giving rise to the production of amyloid-beta, a pathological…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}