joeax1d ago

Combining spicy foods with mint boosts anti-inflammatory effects 100x or more

https://scitechdaily.com/this-spice-combo-could-slash-inflammation-hundreds-of-times-more-effectively/

This Spice Combo Could Slash Inflammation Hundreds of Times More Effectively

Researchers have found that common food ingredients can interact inside immune cells in ways that significantly enhance each other’s anti-inflammatory effects.

SciTechDaily
Show threadaappleby
The article title is super misleading - this is about measurements of inflammatory markers in vitro and explicitly does not generalize to food intake.
Apr 10 at 9:22pmWeb
Show threadmutagen1d ago

It is also missing the "in Mice" part of the headline.

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18/3/376

Functional Phytochemicals Cooperatively Suppress Inflammation in RAW264.7 Cells

RAW 264.7 cells are a mouse macrophage cell line commonly used in research to study immune responses, inflammation, and cancer.

Show threadngriffiths1d ago
In mice, but not even real mice. That's a new one!
Show threaddlcarrier1d ago
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1217/
Cells

xkcd