Implants can be nourished by the body’s store of glucose.
Sea cucumbers, meanwhile, contain unique structures not found in other terrestrial organisms. Among them, as a Mississippi-based research team recently discovered, is a special sugar compound which could help beat cancer.
Healthy body cells communicate with one another through tiny ‘antennae’, identifying pathogens and preparing themselves accordingly.
Cancer cells change an enzyme called Sulf-2, which in turn damages the antennae of healthy cells. Once these are weakened, cancer growth accelerates.
The sugar compound blocks the Sulf-2, but unlike existing medication, has no impact on blood clotting. As with octocoral-produced substances, lab-based manufacture could be a game changer.
Manuka honey has a positive effect on oestrogen-stimulated breast cancer cells.
