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AFP, July, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — A strong cup of coffee may do more than just wake you up in the mornings. It could also help you stave off multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.
Scientists in Oklahoma found that mice which had been immunized to develop an MS-like condition appeared to be protected from the disease by drinking the equivalent of six to eight cups of coffee a day.
"This is an exciting and unexpected finding, and I think it could be important for the study of MS and other diseases," said Linda Thompson, from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation who worked in collaboration with Cornell University and Finland's University of Turku.
Caffeine prevented adenosine, one of the four building blocks in DNA, from mixing with its receptor in mice.
Adenosine is common molecule in humans and plays a large role in helping to control the biochemical processes ...
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