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  "path": "/news/2026-02-hereditary-disease-cadasil-linked-brain.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T19:30:03.000Z",
  "site": "https://medicalxpress.com",
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  "textContent": "A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that damage to small blood vessels in the hereditary disease CADASIL may disrupt important brain functions in the hippocampus, a region involved in memory. The findings help explain why many people with CADASIL develop cognitive problems and dementia.",
  "title": "Hereditary disease CADASIL linked to changes in brain energy and blood vessels"
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