Dr. Barry Dworkin

Certain compounds in beer may have anti-cancer effects but don’t go running to have that extra pint just yet

Health Headlines Commentary for July 15, 2016

Source:

Could BEER help prevent cancer? Hops extract ‘activates a chemical in cells that prevents breast tumors’

Reference:

Hop (Humulus lupulusL.) Extract and 6-Prenylnaringenin Induce P450 1A1 Catalyzed Estrogen 2-Hydroxylation. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2016; DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00112

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