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Bioengineered Gum Shows Promise in the Fight Against Oral Cancer
Quick Summary University of Pennsylvania researchers developed a bioengineered chewing gum containing FRIL (from lablab beans) and protegrin-1 (antimicrobial peptide). In lab tests using saliva and oral rinse samples from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients, the gum extract reduced HPV levels by 93% in saliva and targeted bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium […]