Coffee drinkers may also be protecting themselves against basalcellcarcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, according to a July report in the journal Cancer Research.
With their new laser in hand, Dr Leitgeb and his colleagues set up an experiment that let them test the system on a range of skin conditions, including a healthy human palm, allergy-induced eczema on the forearm, inflammation of the forehead, and two previously diagnosed cases of basal-cell carcinoma.