A promising oncology discovery comes from an Australian study. Scientific research works tirelessly to find new therapies to tackle diseases and a promising discovery comes from Australia.
The study, in particular, concerns two types of breast cancer, extremely aggressive, and for which, to date, no specific treatments exist yet. A highly accredited newspaper in the scientific world, “Nature Precision Oncology” describes the news of the study.
A laboratory study on bees carried out in Australia
The journal reports the amazing results of a laboratory study about bees made in Australia.
The research showed that the melittina, the main component of bee venom, prevents the growth of two very aggressive cells and thus causes breast cancer.
Researchers, after analyzing the venom of about three hundred species of bees and wasps, found that a certain amount of their venom dissolves the membrane of diseased cells in just 60 minutes, leaving that of healthy cells intact. In simple terms, if further studies support it, it will only be possible to intervene on the part attacked by the disease without causing damage to our general health.
The promising discovery in the oncology field, which as mentioned, comes from an Australian study, has led to a further result.
Two steps forward
They found that administering bee venom in just 20 minutes weakens the cancer cells by penetrating them and making them porous. The study made it possible to take two further steps forward.
First, the research highlighted the fact that perforated cells do not replicate and, therefore, tumor growth is blocked.
Furthermore, the joint administration of bee venom and chemotherapy medicines allows the latter to reach deeply the cells to be treated, thus increasing their effectiveness.
It is yet another gift that bees give us, as if honey, propolis and the indispensable activity of pollination were not already enough.
The laboratory study is at the first experimental stage. The hope is that the first positive results will be confirmed over time and that we will soon be able to use this methodology in complete safety.
