In the spirit of the Halloween weekend, I thought I'd bring you all a rather festive report to get you in the mood. With kids counting down the hours until their candy conquest and parents stocking up on sugary ammunition, the spirit of the holiday is in full effect. Even medical researchers are getting into it. In a new study conducted in Korea, scientists have found that the tricked out jack-o-lantern sitting on your proch may be pretty valuable.As microbes are evolving, existing antibiotics are becoming less effective in the fight against disease. Scientists everywhere are constantly researching to find effective treatments and new antibiotics. Likewise, Kyung-Soo Hahm and colleagues have long heard of medical benefits from pumpkins and decided to put it to the test. They extracted proteins from pumpkin skin and found that one protein had very powerful effects in preventing the growth of Candida albicans, a fungus that causes yeast infections in women and diaper rash in infants. After further studies, the hope to develop the protein into a natural medicine to prevent fungal infections in humans.
Does that mean the list of top pumpkin inventions will not only include pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, and pumpkin cheesecake, but also...pumpkin Vagisil?!
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