The popularity of energy drinks (EDs) have increased over the last few decades due to their purported benefits as mental and physical performance enhancements. While caffeine is a major ingredient in most EDs (ranging from 80 mg to 500 mg per drink), they may also contain various supplements, such
The etiology and pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is poorly understood. Although therapies have been proposed, none has been particularly effective. A preceding viral infection is believed to cause mitochondrial dysfunction in genetically susceptible individuals, resulting in
The study will be a single-centre double-blinded, randomized, placebo controlled crossover study with Acetyl-L-carnitine or placebo. We plan to include 72 patients. The follow up duration will be 36 weeks. The study will be performed according to Good Clinical Practice, and relying partly on the
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease of varying severity that destroys motor neurons, resulting in atrophy and weakness of the voluntary muscles. Around 95% of the cases demonstrate a homozygous deletion/mutation involving exon 7 in SMN1 (survival motor neuron 1), resulting in
Cholesterol is the principle component of cardiovascular disease. It deposits in the walls of blood vessels and contributes to both chronic vascular insufficiency manifested as claudication, ischemic ulceration, or angina, and acute vascular insufficiency presenting as heart attack, stroke or sudden
Depakote (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL) is an anti-convulsant medication used to treat epilepsy [1] and mania associated with bipolar disorder [2, 3]. Depakote also is used as a prophylaxis for migraine headache [4]. One side effect of Depakote that negatively influences its appeal to health
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