SMELL A FART SAVE A LIFE COULD HYDROGEN SULFIDE AKA FART GAS LOWER BLOOD PRESSSURE
SMELL A FART SAVE A LIFE COULD HYDROGEN SULFIDE AKA FART GAS LOWER BLOOD PRESSSURE
It's not April so I don't think this is an April Fool's story. The late night comics are going to go bonkers over this one. Researchers at John Hopkins University, in Maryland, found that "fart" gas, that is hydrogen sulfide gas responsible for the smell of the colloquially known "fart" is "also produced in the cells lining blood vessels by an enzyme called CSE. It seems the gas is also produced by an enzyme in blood vessels where it relaxes them and lowers blood pressure". The findings in mice may lead to new treatments for high blood pressure, the Science journal reported".
Large amounts of Hydrogen Sulfide are toxic and poisonous. For example, it can be encountered during oil and gas exploration as well as around farms.
"Professor Amrita Ahluwalia, an expert in vascular pharmacology at Barts and The London Medical School, said: "This study shows that smelly hydrogen sulfide is also likely to have a role in regulating blood pressure and it will be a bit of an impetus for scientists to develop more specific tools to work out what's going on. "We know hydrogen sulfide is not good for us at high levels but it seems that at the lower levels in the body it is essential.""
