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  "id": 9772815,
  "title": "Smoking during pregnancy linked to smaller visual cortex in two populations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/smoking-during-pregnancy-linked-to-smaller-visual-cortex-in-two",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pregnancy-linked-smaller-visual-cortex.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "We tend to think of a fetus's brain as a construction site guided by a blueprint imprinted in the genes. But even before birth, other things are happening. The fetus moves, responds to muffled sounds, receives stimuli and, crucially, its own nervous system is already generating activity.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}