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NewsAnti-neuroinflammatory natural products from isopod-related fungus now accessible via chemical synthesis
Herpotrichone is valued for its ability to suppress inflammation in the brain and protect nerve cells, but could only be obtained in minute quantities from fungi that are symbiotic with isopods. Researchers have succeeded in chemically synthesizing this rare natural product.
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NewsIron linked to blindness in ocular toxoplasmosis - offering hope for treatment
Researchers have identified the role of iron in ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), a form of toxoplasmosis that causes blindness, and found that treatment of mice with a compound that decreases iron was successful in reducing their symptoms.