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  "path": "/scientists-watched-kidneys-age-in-months-and-found-a-kidney-protector/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-07T18:47:12.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
    "Biology",
    "Cell Biology",
    "Fish",
    "Genetics",
    "Molecular Biology",
    "Pharmacology"
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  "textContent": "A fast-aging fish revealed how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug slows the damage. A new study published in Kidney International shows that medications known as SGLT2 inhibitors helped prevent age-related damage to kidney structure and function in the African turquoise killifish. This small vertebrate lives its entire life in just a few months, [...]",
  "title": "Scientists Watched Kidneys Age in Months and Found a Kidney Protector"
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