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  "path": "/medicine/diseases-medicine/scientists-find-that-the-active-ingredient-in-viagra-could-treat-a-devastating-childhood/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T19:08:09.000Z",
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    "Diseases",
    "News",
    "drug repurposing",
    "genetic disorder",
    "Leigh syndrome",
    "metabolic disease",
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  "textContent": "Researchers screening thousands of existing medications have discovered that the active ingredient in Viagra shows unexpected promise in treating Leigh syndrome.",
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