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Caffeine Reduces Skin Cancer In Mice

Posted by timothy on from the wonder-drug-that-does-wonders dept.

idonotexist writes: "According to this news article, a skin lotion spiked with caffeine can reduce by more than half the number of cancer tumors on the skin of hairless mice exposed to brutal levels of ultraviolet radiation." Keeps you awake, wards off Alzheimer's, reduces cancer ... sure, I'll take a refill.

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  1. Skin Cancer and Caffiene by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't think geeks have to worry too much about that since we consume a crap-load of caffiene and don't go outside in the sun very often (primarily for us geeks that do not live in places that have a lot of sun).

  2. Very dangerous. by infornogr · · Score: 3, Funny

    You'd have to have a lot of bawls to try something like this. We all know that a cup of caffeine is as dangerous as a red bull. Your best bet is to try the traditional methods of sun protection, the kind you apply to your skin. You should also wear clothing that provides lots of coverage. And of course, you can avoid the problem entirely by staying inside and just reading a book.