Caffeine Boosts Enzyme That Could Protect Against Dementia

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Caffeine Boosts Enzyme That Could Protect Against Dementia

A study by Indiana University researchers has identified 24 compounds -- including caffeine -- with the potential to boost an enzyme in the brain shown to protect against dementia.

The research is in Scientific Reports. (full open access)

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http://neurosciencenews.com/caffeine-boost-enzyme-dementia-6211

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Coffee may help prevent breast cancer returning

Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their Tamoxifen-taking counterparts who drank one cup or less.

'Coffee prevents early events in tamoxifen-treated breast cancer patients and modulates hormone receptor status', Cancer Causes Control (2013) 24:929–940, DOI 10.1007/s10552-013-0169-1


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http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-coffee-breast-cancer.html