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New type of “antibiotic” generated from the long pepper recommended

News Release 30-Jul-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationBen-Gurion University of the Negev BEER-SHEVA, Israel, July 30, 2024 – Antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens are on the rise, while fewer antibiotics are being developed. Prof. Ariel Kushmaro and his local and international colleagues tackled the need by focusing on the long pepper. Known in traditional medicine for its treatment of...

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Ingredient in Indian long pepper shows promise against brain cancer in animal models

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA–Piperlongumine, a chemical compound found in the Indian Long Pepper plant (Piper longum), is known to kill cancerous cells in many tumor types, including brain tumors. Now an international team including researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has illuminated one way in which...