2023-10-03 16:50:02
According to a study by scientists at the University of Sheffield, Great Britain, giraffe droppings might help diabetics. The Sheffield team studied various excrement from farm animals, but also from animals from Yorkshire Zoo including giraffes, lemurs and even binturongs.
They thus attempted to detect bacteriophages which will help fight once morest foot infections in diabetics. These are refined bacteriophages grown in the laboratory. “Faeces from a range of endangered animals contain bacteriophages which might be used to treat diabetic foot ulcers and save the NHS around £1 billion a year,” the statement said. of the University.
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Around 75,000 people a week are treated for diabetic foot ulcers in England alone, and many of these do not respond to normal antibiotic treatment, leading to around 7,000 amputations a year.
THE Sheffield scientists made the discovery following taking faecal samples from various endangered species, such as Guinea baboons, lemurs and Visayan pigs, at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster.
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