An Australian biotech entrepreneur has developed a new way of dispensing powerful chemicals found in Vitamin E, that could be used as a treatment for pancreatic cancer and fatty liver disease
An Australian biotech entrepreneur has developed a new way of dispensing powerful chemicals found in Vitamin E, that could be used as a treatment for pancreatic cancer and fatty liver disease
11 April 2021
The chemicals, known as tocotrienols (T3s), can act as an anti-inflammatory, as well as preventing scarring and stopping fat accumulation.
T3s produced excellent exercise performance results when they were first tested on rats, but proved somewhat less effective in human trials - until Dr Glenn Tong realised the rats were getting a better dose because they chewed the drug before swallowing.
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