Papua New Guinean Tree Compound Offers New Lead for MND Treatment

Researchers have identified a compound from the *Anisoptera thurifera* tree in Papua New Guinea that exhibits neuroprotective effects on motor neurons, which degenerate in Motor Neuron Disease (MND). This discovery, published in Cell Death & Disease, emerged from testing over 500 compounds on stem cell-derived motor neurons from MND patients. The finding provides a new potential avenue in the urgent search for effective treatments for this devastating neurodegenerative condition.