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Almost 60 million people globally have neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute/Science Photo Library A gene variant known to increase the risk …

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop fungus linked to deaths in …