{
  "id": 16664881,
  "title": "Medieval Mummy Powder Used in Historical Medicine Reveals Unexpected Anti-Influenza Effect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/medieval-mummy-powder-used-in-historical-medicine-reveals-unexpected",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T21:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discover Magazine",
    "slug": "discover-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.discovermagazine.com/medieval-mummy-powder-used-in-historical-medicine-reveals-unexpected-anti-influenza-effect-49858"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Discover how Mumia vera aegyptiaca , once sold as a cure for a wide range of ailments, has been analyzed, revealing how one extract modestly protected cells from flu-induced damage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}