{
  "id": 9184318,
  "title": "A brain locus for viable gestation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/a-brain-locus-for-viable-gestation",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.15.751878v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The expectant mother's body is systemically remodeled by her hormones to weather the physiological vicissitudes of pregnancy. In contrast to other reproductive organs, how the expectant mother's brain promotes these system-wide changes is largely unexplored. Here we show that pregnancy induces profound changes in gene expression and identity of hormone-sensitive neurons and report a previously…",
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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."
}