It's hot out right now and you've probably already experienced your summer sunburn--I know I have. According to scientists at Rutgets University, experiments on mice showed that caffeine and exercise together somehow made them better able to destroy precancerous cells whose DNA had been damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation. Yep, exercise and moderate caffeine consumption together could help ward off sun-induced skin cancer. The article from the OC Register suggests, however, that you shouldn't ditch the sunscreen for the treadmill and a cappuccino. The article also notes that the data is extremely preliminary. Sounds good to me, now I have to go run to the local coffee shop and grab my cafe mocha.

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