Humans are unreliable models of mouse disease

Re:Humans are unreliable models of mouse disease by markasoftware on Saturday December 14, 2024 @03:21PM (#42419178)

from a brief look, it seems most of the benefits are attributed to antioxidants / other chemicals in the coffee, not caffeine.

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Re:Humans are unreliable models of mouse disease by DebtDeflation on Saturday December 14, 2024 @04:16PM (#42419514)

I'm not a medical professional, but my understanding is that at least for the anti Alzheimer effect, it is due to the caffeine, specifically the effect it has on dilating capillaries in the brain.

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Re:Humans are unreliable models of mouse disease by NavinF on Saturday December 14, 2024 @05:06PM (#42419797)

Does that work with other stimulants? Pretty much all the stronger ones dialate capillaries with fewer side effects than caffeine

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Re:Humans are unreliable models of mouse disease by opan on Saturday December 14, 2024 @06:29PM (#42420260)

What other stimulants do you have in mind? Ephedrine?

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Re:Humans are unreliable models of mouse disease by NavinF on Sunday December 15, 2024 @06:14PM (#42426635)

Eg Dextroamphetamine is well studied. A dose that causes the same capillary dilation as caffeine would have undetectable side effects

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