The gel is taken orally before or while drinking alcohol. It reduces the level of alcohol in the blood and protects the body from the negative effects of alcohol. Its main difference from existing treatments is its effect on the cause of the hangover, not its symptoms.
The developers emphasize that the gel does not encourage alcohol consumption, but helps those who do not want to give it up completely, but care about their health. We used regular whey protein to create the gel. It slowly releases catalysts that break down alcohol into safe acetic acid.
The effectiveness of the gel was tested on mice. After a single dose of alcohol, the blood alcohol level decreased by 40%, and after 5 hours by 56%. Mice that took the gel with alcohol for 10 days also showed less liver damage, less weight loss, and improved metabolism.
Scientists are now waiting for permission to conduct clinical trials on humans.
Source: Ferra
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