Acoording to a report on the BBC News website, a Nottingham
University research found that capsaicin, an ingredient that
found in chili peppers has the power to trigger the death of cancer cells.
Capsaicin does do this by attacking the mitochondria (Meaning mitochrondria can
be thought of as cellular power plants) of cancer cells.
According to Dr. Timothy Bates, a single dose of capsaicin might force a cancer cell into apoptosis, or cell death. A capsaicin dose might do this without affecting the surrounding normal cells.
According to Dr. Timothy Bates, a single dose of capsaicin might force a cancer cell into apoptosis, or cell death. A capsaicin dose might do this without affecting the surrounding normal cells.
Dr. Bates went on to speculate that capsaicin may potentially be used in a topical form for the treament of certain skin cancers .
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