The next time someone at your office lets out a
"silent but deadly" emission, maybe you should
thank them. A new study at the University of Exeter
in England suggests that exposure to hydrogen
sulfide — a.k.a. what your body produces as
bacteria breaks down food, causing gas — could
prevent mitochondria damage. Yep, the implication
is what you're thinking: People are taking the
research to mean that smelling farts could prevent
disease and even cancer.

The study, published in the Medicinal Chemistry
Communications journal, found that hydrogen
sulfide gas in rotten eggs and flatulence could be a
key factor in treating diseases.

"Although hydrogen sulfide gas is well known as a
pungent, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and
flatulence, it is naturally produced in the body and
could in fact be a healthcare hero with significant
implications for future therapies for a variety of
diseases," Dr. Mark Wood, a professor at the
University of Exeter, said in a statement.

While hydrogen sulfide gas is harmful in large
doses, the study suggests that "a whiff here and
there has the power to reduce risks of cancer,
strokes, heart attacks, arthritis, and dementia by
preserving mitochondria," Time reports .

Dr. Matt Whiteman, a University of Exeter professor
who worked on the study, said in a statement that
researchers are even replicating the natural gas in
a new compound, AP39, to reap its health benefits.
The scientists are delivering "very small amounts"
of AP39 directly into mitochondrial cells to repair
damage, which "could hold the key to future
therapies," the university's statement reveals.
You'll have to decide for yourself, though, whether
exposure to hydrogen sulfide in flatulence is worth
the potential health benefits.

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