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Could a compound found in beer hops be the key to new cancer and diabetes treatments?A new U.S. study that’s isolated the chemical structure of the bittering compound humulone in beer says that the molecule could be a key component of new cancer, diabetes and weight-loss drugs.[Photo credit: Matthias Schrader/AP file photo]

Could a compound found in beer hops be the key to new cancer and diabetes treatments?
A new U.S. study that’s isolated the chemical structure of the bittering compound humulone in beer says that the molecule could be a key component of new cancer, diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
[Photo credit: Matthias Schrader/AP file photo]

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