sciencentral.com — Coffee, tea, or ... sunscreen? That might one day happen if research into the anti-skin cancer properties of caffeine proves true. Research into the effects of caffeine in mice shows it can help get rid of sun damaged skin cells before they become cancerous.
Apr 17, 2008 View in Crawl 4
mulgeApr 17, 2008
Another good reason to visit Starbucks in the AM... Make that a venti black, please!
penguinshogunApr 19, 2008
only if you expose your lap to direct sunlight
hydrogenyApr 19, 2008
Finally someone gets me.
fsproductionsApr 26, 2008
That's it. I finally have my excuse to start bathing in coffee.
dralezeroApr 27, 2008
Had a lot of sun today? Take a nice shower by rubbing your skin with some caffeine soap!
simba471May 20, 2008
Heres an idea.Every day I see young people getting a sun tan.From a fellow skin cancer sufferer...STAY OUT OF THE SUN.I surf so I wear a hat in the water. Cover up and wear sunscreen<a class="user" href="http://www.cancer.health-aware.info/">http://www.cancer.health-aware.info/</a>
endlessdragonJul 8, 2008
Here's another great article on health benefits of Tea!<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/food_drink/Top_10_Health_Benefits_of_Tea">http://digg.com/food_drink/Top_10_Health_Benefits_ ...</a>
richvideoAug 2, 2008
Might kill skin cancer<a class="user" href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/354233_coffeeskin08.html">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/354233_coffees ...</a>
heggMay 30, 2009
I'm not sure I believe it! Are they referring to ingesting coffee, or just rubbing the bean on the surface of the skin? Interesting.