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Chemicals in brown algae may protect against skin cancer
Description: Substances extracted from a marine seaweed may protect against skin cancer caused by too much sun, new research suggests. The animal study indicates that chemicals called brown algae polyphenols (BAPs), which are found in a type of brown marine seaweed, might protect against skin cancers caused by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. [Source: EurekaAlert]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-01/osu-cib012507.php
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Source: EurekaAlert
Publish Date: 1/25/2007
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