Coffee ! Is there anything it ca n’t do ? We ’ve already see it linked to dropped rate ofbreastandprostatecancer , andnow it seems to guard against skin cancer too .
https://gizmodo.com/want-to-stay-healthy-and-cancer-free-have-some-coffee-5800725
https://gizmodo.com/coffee-now-doubleplusgood-also-it-prevents-cancer-5802717
Okay , to be fair , it ’s caffeine that ’s the cause this time . Red Bull , tea , black black gum tree , you ’re all in on this one .
We’veactually known for a little whilethat ingesting caffeine can serve preclude squamous cellphone carcinoma , but it has n’t really been understood how — until now . Caffeine , it seems , inhibits ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 - related enzyme — better have intercourse as ATR . When this enzyme is out of the way , DNA - damage cells are far more likely to perish .
Rather than slathering mice in caffein to blame asunder if this was the reason , research worker bred a mouse with significantly belittle ATR function in their hide , and put them in an intense UV environs . Compared to their normal cousins , they continue tumor - barren for significantly longer , and had few tumour when they did produce .
The welfare is preventative ; researchers believe the ATR forbiddance is useful for preventing Cancer the Crab from forming .
The researchers suggest a topical caffeine sunscreen could be used — it would dish out double duty , both in restrain ATR and now absorbing the ultraviolet illumination radiation sickness . I’m betting ThinkGeek already has this hide …
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