[HN Gopher] Wasabi improves short- and long-term memory in older...
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       Wasabi improves short- and long-term memory in older people
        
       Author : bikenaga
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2023-11-03 17:38 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (medicalxpress.com)
        
       | acadapter wrote:
       | It should also be noted that 99.9% of all wasabi in restaurants
       | is the wrong species (horseradish), even in Japan.
        
         | 0x00_NULL wrote:
         | Came here to say this. I wonder what would happen if these
         | tests were conducted against the fake Wasabi.
        
         | mikestew wrote:
         | That might be why they gave the study participants wasabi
         | _tablets_ :
         | 
         | "More recently, wasabi been rumored to help with cognitive
         | abilities because of its supposed calming effect on the brain.
         | _Because of that, it is now sold as a supplement in many health
         | food stores._ " (emphasis mine)
         | 
         | Though I'd probably trust the tablet to be real wasabi about as
         | much as I'd trust restaurant wasabi to be real. Even if the
         | tablets are fake, folks will just forget why they were taking
         | it in the first place.
        
       | jakedata wrote:
       | Be sure to set a reminder to take your wasabi, at least until it
       | starts working.
        
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