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   To put it one way, small doses of hydrogen sulfide help keep   
   cells healthy and thus help ward off maladies such as dementia,   
   diabetes, and even cancer.   
      
   To put it another way, "smelling farts could be the best thing   
   you do today," as per CNET. As the Independent explains,   
   researchers at the University of Exeter discovered that while   
   hydrogen sulfide—the stuff produced in the gut that causes   
   gas—is toxic in large doses, it's actually quite beneficial in   
   smaller ones.   
      
   Specifically, it preserves mitochondria, which are vital to cell   
   life. "Although hydrogen sulfide is well known as a pungent,   
   foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence, it is naturally   
   produced in the body and could in fact be a health care hero   
   with significant implications for future therapies for a variety   
   of diseases," say the Exeter scientists.   
      
   They're not asking people to sniff appropriately. Rather,   
   they've developed a compound called AP39 designed to deliver   
   just the right dose of the stuff to cells.   
      
   Studies on actual humans come next, but in the meantime, it   
   might pay to thank that guy in the elevator for saving your   
   life, writes Laura Stamper at Time.   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/07/14/study-says-smelling-   
   farts-can-be-good-for/?intcmp=obnetwork   
      
       
      
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