www.nccih.nih.gov Chamomile: Usefulness and Safety
This fact sheet provides basic information about chamomile—common names, usefulness and safety, and resources for more information.
Some preliminary studies suggest that a chamomile dietary supplement might be helpful for generalized anxiety disorder.
There’s very little information on chamomile’s effect on insomnia. A 2019 review of six small studies included only one study on insomnia. That one study found that chamomile had no benefit for insomnia. The same 2019 review looked at five studies on chamomile’s effect in non-insomnia populations. The review concluded that chamomile might help improve the individual component of sleep quality over a 4-week period in people without insomnia.
Celestial seasonings sleepytime tea has no overt effect on me
Ingredients in order: chamomile, spearmint, lemongrass, tilia flowers, blackberry leaves, orange blossoms, Hawthorn, rosebuds
New Alzheimer's drug donanemab slows early stages of disease by 35%
www.usatoday.com Eli Lilly says new Alzheimer's drug donanemab slows early stages of disease by 35%
Lilly said people on the drug donanemab slowed decline by 35% based on a measure of daily activities such as driving and talking about current events.
www.technologyreview.com More than 200 people have been treated with experimental CRISPR therapies
But at a global genome-editing summit, exciting trial results were tempered by safety and ethical concerns.
Turmeric has some potential
Would have rather posted this to a neutropic sub, but we don't have one on the Lemmyverse, but loosely related
There is no scientific evidence that curcumin reduces inflammation, as of 2020.[10][11][45] There is weak evidence that turmeric extracts may be beneficial for relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis,[46] as well as for reducing pain and muscle damage following physical exercise
Targeting Aging with Metformin (TAME)
In the past 5 years, there have been several clinical trials investigating the potential anti-aging effects of metformin in humans. One notable study is the Targeting Aging with Metformin (TAME) trial, which aims to test whether metformin can delay or prevent age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and cognitive decline. The trial has completed its planning phase and is currently recruiting participants. Other studies have also investigated the potential benefits of metformin for specific age-related conditions, such as cognitive impairment and frailty. While more research is needed to establish the safety and efficacy of metformin as an anti-aging therapy, these studies suggest that it holds promise as a potential tool to promote healthy aging.
Nicotine is unusual in comparison to most drugs, as its profile changes from stimulant to sedative with increasing dosagesl
Nicotine is unusual in comparison to most drugs, as its profile changes from stimulant to sedative with increasing dosages, a phenomenon known as "Nesbitt's paradox" after the doctor who first described it in 1969
sleeping in extra on the weekend will reduce the health damage sleep deprivation on weekdays will cause
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Sleep duration and mortality – Does weekend sleep matter?
Previous studies have found a U‐shaped relationship between mortality and (weekday) sleep duration. We here address the association of both weekday and weekend sleep duration with overall mortality. A cohort of 43,880 subjects was followed for ...
Preemptive drinking 7 shots before trauma can reduce flashbacks. But 3 shots increase rates of flashbacks
www.sciencedaily.com Moderate drinking before trauma leads to more flashbacks, study finds
People who have drunk a moderate amount of alcohol before a traumatic event report more flashbacks than those who have had no alcohol, according to new research.
So if you know with 100% certain you're about to be tortured for 5 minutes, not a bad idea to get hammered. But if they wait til you sober up a little then torture you, it'll be worse.
www.theguardian.com Who wants to live for ever? Only billionaires like Jeff Bezos
No wonder the super-rich are funding anti-ageing research. Getting older must look lovely when you can afford your own climate-controlled island, writes Emma Beddington
Real-world data show that HEPA filters clean COVID-causing virus from air
patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19 had a greater risk of developing long COVID. However, because the vast majority of COVID-19 cases do not require hospitalization, many more cases of long CO
However, because the vast majority of COVID-19 cases do not require hospitalization, many more cases of long COVID have arisen from these milder cases despite their lower risk.
Paxlovid reduces the risk of long covid by 26%. Vaccination reduces the risk of long COVID by 15% to 30%
www.usatoday.com People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say
New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you've already had COVID. Here's what that means.
news.weill.cornell.edu Study Identifies Four Major Subtypes of Long COVID
The post-COVID syndrome known as long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters of symptoms.
www.healthline.com Paxlovid Helps People With Mild COVID-19 Symptoms
Researchers say Paxlovid and other antiviral medications can help people with even mild COVID-19 symptoms lower their risk of serious illness
time.com What to Know About the New XBB.1.5 Variant
Experts worry that it could start a wave of new infections and reinfections
Do even 5mins naps destroy anyone else?
If I'm working late and a have a 5 min nap anytime after like 4pm, it makes me have insomnia that night by more than 5 mins. Happens quite consistently.