Arecoline — the stimulant component of areca nuts — has anticancer properties, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered. The findings were published in Molecular Cell. Paradoxically, the areca nut may also cause cancer. Areca nuts are chewed for their stimulant effects in many Asian countries, and evidence links the practice to… Continue reading A Component of Areca Nut Has Anti-Cancer Properties