Daily Archives: 15 August 2011

Caffeine reduces the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer — the search for why provides examples of elegantly-done science, building on itself 0

Caffeine apparently interferes with harmful effects of the ATR-Chk1 pathway in skin cells Researchers have been aware that drinking caffeinated beverages reduces the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers. And they knew that applying caffeine topically to un-diseased skin, as well as skin cancer tumors, in mice reduced the number of tumors in comparison with untreated [...]