• SaveTheTuaHawk ( SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ) 
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    6 months ago

    so do regions that eat these spices every day have less cancer?

    No.

    This was published in MDPI, a predatory publisher with a poor track record for peer review.

    The entire study was done in one cell line in vitro.

          • Hirom ( Hirom@beehaw.org ) 
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            6 months ago

            It’s not always obvious. Science journalists should know.

            Science Daily, which is linked here, is well rated. cf https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/science-daily/ So you can hardly be blamed here. But this article appears to be bad reporting.

            This article makes or repeat bold claims about treating a medical condition from an in-vitro experiment, without any measurement of the effect on actual humans. Not an expert, but my understanding is a clinical trial is necessary to draw conclusion about the effect on a medical condition in human.

            Although additional studies in animals and humans are needed to confirm these effects, this work provides a clearer explanation of how everyday foods and natural compounds may help regulate chronic inflammation. Over time, this could play an important role in supporting long-term health.

            Hopefully what they saw with a few cells in vitro can help prepare a medical trial with proprer controls. If and when such trial occurs, then maybe it’ll be possible to draw early conclusions about a (probable) effect on medical conditions.