Sugar is good for a sweet heart
A new type of sugar could help prevent heart disease. Researchers have formulated promising new heart disease preventatives based on sugar and selenium. The compounds have been filed under an international patent with the hope of future clinical use.
“Mary Poppins was right in saying – a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Although these compounds are not the kind of sugar most people would buy as a Valentine’s Day gift we are still very excited by their potential.”
Dr Corin Storkey, Prof Carl Schiesser, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne.
Chemical Communications
