Hacker News with Generative AI: Caffeine

Mapping the yerba mate genome reveals the evolution of caffeine biosynthesis (phys.org)
Mapping the yerba mate genome reveals surprising facts about the evolution of caffeine

Genetics, Botany, Caffeine

5 points by PaulHoule 38 days ago | 0 comments

Flies fed excessive caffeine die within week: Japan study (kyodonews.net)
Researchers in Japan have found that flies fed excessive amounts of caffeine generally die within seven days, a discovery that could lead to the development of insecticides that are less harmful to humans.

Science, Insects, Japan, Caffeine, Insecticides

8 points by anigbrowl 39 days ago | 2 comments

How your morning coffee is changing the structure of your brain (newatlas.com)
A novel placebo-controlled study has found daily caffeine consumption can significantly reduce the volume of gray matter in the human brain.

Health, Neuroscience, Caffeine, Brain

15 points by clumsysmurf 49 days ago | 5 comments

Metabolism – How to reduce half-life of caffeine? (stackexchange.com)
Caffeine has a typical half-life of 5–6 hours, but some of us take much longer to metabolize it (1 cup of coffee at breakfast can leave me sleepless that night).

Caffeine, Health, Metabolism, Biology

10 points by bilsbie 198 days ago | 0 comments

What Michael Pollan Learned from Quitting Caffeine [video] for 3 Months (youtube.com)

Health, Caffeine, Personal Experience, Video, Experimentation

7 points by paulpauper 200 days ago | 0 comments

Is Decaffeinated Coffee Bad for You? (nytimes.com)

Health, Coffee, Caffeine

10 points by marban 245 days ago | 1 comments

Caffeine suppresses cerebral grey matter responses to chronic sleep restriction (nature.com)