Killing Cancer Cells With Acid Reflux, University of Central Florida Study
A University of Central Florida chemist has come up with a unique way to kill certain cancer cells – give them acid reflux.
Chemistry professor Kevin Belfield used a special salt to make cancer cells more acidic – similar to the way greasy foods cause acid reflux in some people. He used a light-activated, acid-generating molecule to make the cells more acidic when exposed to specific wavelengths of light, which in turn kills the bad cells. The surrounding healthy cells stay intact.