Topical Caffeine Might Help Fight Skin Cancer 37
seattle-pk notes a story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about the apparent protective effects of caffeine against skin cancer. "For some years, studies have hinted at the possibility that caffeine can reduce the risk of some cancers. Now, new work by scientists at the University of Washington and Rutgers University may have unlocked the biochemical secrets behind caffeine's cancer-fighting ability. Studies at Rutgers (PDF) have shown that caffeine applied to the skin reverses ultraviolet-induced damage and reduces skin cancer."
Caffeinated soap? (Score:5, Interesting)
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Your Honor (Score:2, Funny)
And its other effects? (Score:5, Informative)
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What's that again? I thought we were all on /. just to prevent that kind of behavior...
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It's the only way us older folks can keep up with those 15 year olds online.
Coffee disposal (Score:1)
That makes sense (Score:2)
Thanks a Latte. (Score:1)
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"The Daily Grind"
"The Stomping Grounds"
"Bean Vivant"
etc. etc.
Something to look forwards to (Score:2, Funny)
Well, on second thought, the one over by the University where the coeds hang out, will be more interesting. The one over by the retirement home, not so much.
Looks like a new advertising line for ThinkGeek (Score:2)
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Obligatory... (Score:1)
This Is Good News (Score:1)
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Bees.
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New fad: coffee tan. (Score:2, Insightful)
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Well, I don't know how you like your coffee, but I make mine with fresh water, and then I add glucose. :)
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To paraphrase Captain Kirk (Score:2, Interesting)
Maybe these beneficial effects that we're discovering might help us understand just why is it that so many kinds of plants make caffeine.
Re:To paraphrase Captain Kirk (Score:4, Informative)
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So do the carnivorous typed prefer caffeinated meals, perhaps some human caffeine addicts can tells the rest of us how well they fair against mosquitoes and the like ;).
Bad Summary (Score:2, Informative)
Caffeine applied to the skin? Reverses UV damage? Reduces skin cancer? I call bullshit. Reading TFA reveals:
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in other news, stimulants makes you lose weight?!? shocking.
Aticle on same page referring to topical caffeine (Score:1)
http://www.pnlab.org/news/documents/KooCaffeine.pdf [pnlab.org]
Excerpt:
Caffeine applied topically after UV treatment resulted in a significant decrease in UV-induced skin roughness/transverse rhytides as assessed by treatment-blinded examiners.
Interesting stuff.
-Nikolaj
"Clowns Hate Tangelos" (Score:1)
Yet more NEWS that instructing you to CONSUME!
Here's a news flash, Corporate America: EVERYBODY'S BROKE!
Good News for McDonalds (Score:2)