{
  "id": 19659462,
  "title": "Papua New Guinean tree offers new lead in search for motor neuron disease treatments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/papua-new-guinean-tree-offers-new-lead-in-search-for-motor-neuron",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-papua-guinean-tree-motor-neuron.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The natural world has long been one of medicine's most valuable resources, with countless therapies originating in plants, fungi or algae. So, when University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers went searching for a new treatment for motor neuron disease (MND), they turned to nature.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}