by Taylor & Francis Credit: CC0 Public Domain The trend among younger children to frequently drink caffeinated soda may indicate higher risk of alcohol consumption in the future, new research suggests. In a study of over 2,000 US children, aged between just nine to ten, those who reported drinking caffeinated soda daily were found a year...
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Scientists Found a Drug That Relieves Daytime Sleepiness – And It’s Not Caffeine
19 May 2023 By DAVID NIELD (Marko Geber/DigitalVision/Getty Images) Many of us will be familiar with feelings of sluggishness and lethargy in the afternoon, but for those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the problem is more severe. Fortunately, researchers have now identified a drug that offers a good chance of helping. And no, it doesn’t come in espresso form....
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The role of caffeine in preventing diabetic retinopathy
By Suchandrima Bhowmik Mar 5 2023 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an ophthalmological complication of diabetes that is the primary cause of vision loss and blindness in this patient population. DR is a frequent microangiopathic complication in Catalonia, Spain, with its incidence expected to increase due to the rise in diabetes,...
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Scientists discover how caffeine protects against cardiovascular disease
by McMaster University A The effect of caffeine (CF; 200 µM) on SREBP2 and SREBP1 mRNA expression was examined in primary mouse hepatocytes (PMH) in the presence and absence of thapsigargin (TG; 100 nM), an established activator of SREBPs. The downstream product of SREBP2 transcriptional activity, HMGR, was also examined. B, C The inhibitory effect of CF...
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Coffee time: Caffeine improves reaction to moving targets
by University of Waterloo Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the first study of its kind to explore caffeine’s effects on dynamic visual skills, researchers concluded that caffeine increases alertness and detection accuracy for moving targets. Caffeine also improved participants’ reaction times. “A lot of what happens in our environment is moving—like trying to cross a...
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Dehydrating drinks: Caffeine, sugar, and other ingredients
Hydration is the process of ensuring the body has enough water. Hydration is important for all the cells in the body, which use water for numerous functions like removing waste and taking in nutrients. While the liquid component of many drinks, and even certain foods, can help hydrate the body, quite a few liquids can have the...
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Study: Don’t count on caffeine to fight sleep deprivation
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Rough night of sleep? Relying on caffeine to get you through the day isn’t always the answer, says a new study from Michigan State University. Researchers from MSU’s Sleep and Learning Lab, led by psychology associate professor Kimberly Fenn, assessed how effective caffeine was in counteracting the negative effects of sleep deprivation...
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CAFFEINE IN PREGNANCY CAN HAVE LASTING EFFECT ON FETAL BRAIN
Caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral problems later in life, according to new research. Researchers analyzed thousands of brain scans of nine and 10-year-olds, and revealed changes in the brain structure of children exposed to caffeine in utero. “I SUPPOSE THE OUTCOME OF THIS STUDY WILL BE...
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Coffee before breakfast could give you diabetes: Drinking caffeine first thing in the morning can raise blood sugar by 50%, experts warn
For millions of us, starting the day without a coffee doesn’t bear thinking about. But experts warn it is better to hold off from the caffeine hit until after breakfast because regularly drinking coffee beforehand may raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the long term. Researchers at the University of Bath asked...
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Caffeine shot delivers wakeup call on antifungal drug resistance
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH The management of fungal infections in plants and humans could be transformed by a breakthrough in understanding how fungi develop resistance to drugs. It was previously thought that only mutations in a fungi’s DNA would result in antifungal drug resistance. Current diagnostic techniques rely on sequencing all of a fungi’s DNA to...
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