Anti-inflammatory effect of 'rotten eggs' gas

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter have synthesized a new molecule which releases hydrogen sulfide (H2S) ? the gas that gives rotten eggs their characteristic smell and which has recently been found to be produced naturally in the body ? and discovered that it could in time lead to a range of new, safer and effective anti-inflammatory drugs for human use.

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