{
  "id": 9381453,
  "title": "Brain waste clearance may relieve sickle cell disease pain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/brain-waste-clearance-may-relieve-sickle-cell-disease-pain",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-brain-clearance-relieve-sickle-cell.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A year ago, Casey Grey didn't know much about sickle cell disease. An adjunct professor and postdoctoral researcher in Virginia Commonwealth University's College of Engineering, Grey studies the brain's glymphatic system, a cerebrospinal fluid-driven network that clears metabolic waste and inflammatory molecules from the brain during sleep.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}