Cancer research scientists at the University of
Exeter claims that the smell of fart might
actually be beneficial in terms of reducing a person’s risk of cancer and other chronic illnesses.
They stated that this is because the eggy-
smell of a fart which is due to a substance
called hydrogen sulfide, which when delivered in
small doses, has potentially large health
benefits.
They continued by saying, that this benefits
may include a lower risk of cancer, dementia and
heart attack.
Hydrogen sulfide is basically produced by the
bacterias in the stomach, mainly E.coli, and
released when food is being digested. According
to Professor Matt

Whiteman, from the University of Exeter Medical
School, who continued by saying that cells that
are affected and have their resources depleted
by disease have the tendency to continue living
if it happens to come in contact with this hydrogen
sulfide. The cells will pull in very small amounts
of this hydrogen sulfide in times of stress, which
gives them the ability to control levels of inflammation and for this reason, they remain healthier and good to go.

Instead of the hydrogen sulfide produced by
the bacteria in the body. The cancer team at
Exeter University have developed a compound
which is designed to deliver very small amounts
of hydrogen sulfide to the cells
that needs it.

The compound that they have
created is called AP39, and is smells just like a
fart would. Despite smelling so rotten, the
scientists that are studying this compound say
that it helps to protect the mitochondria of
cells. This area of the cell promotes the
production of energy, so preventing damage
to the mitochondria is what lowers the risk of
cancer and other diseases.


Dr. Mark Wood, from the biosciences
department at the University of Exeter, explains
that regardless of the pungent and foul fart-
smell that accompanies hydrogen sulfide, it has
the potential to be used in a treatment setting
for a wide variety of chronic diseases. It is
naturally produced within the body, and could
turn into something of a healthcare hero.
The study was published in the journal
Medicinal Chemistry Communications. The AP39
compound has been used in a follow-up study,
this time in collaboration with other researchers
at the University of Texas, Medical Branch. This later study, was published in the The Nitric Oxide Journal. Hydrogen sulfide was previously considered to be a toxic molecule until more recent research has proved that in
small doses it has its merits.

Pre-clinical trials are looking into where this
knowledge can be applied outside of the realm
of cancer. Preliminary trials in the area
of cardiovascular health are showing that even in
highly destructive conditions, cells
which are provided with the AP39
compound are surviving where they might
otherwise have died. AP39 has also been shown
to have beneficial heart-rate lowering abilities,
which is important in the survival of
people who have suffered from a heart attack.

According to Whiteman, in studies using the
AP39 compound that they have concocted,
results suggest that stressed cells are
protected. The compound keeps the mitochondria
within the cell safe. This is why cells draw
hydrogen sulfide in when they are in trouble,
and this is why the smell of a fart might
actually be very beneficial, protecting the body
against cancer and other forms of disease.


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SOURCE:
http://cliniconomy.com/2014/07/new-research-says-smell-of-fart-can-reduce-cancer-risk/

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