Did scientists just discover the real cure for a hangover?

[Mike Wehner]

• Researchers have concluded that a supplement of L-cysteine can significantly reduce hangover symptoms in those who take it while drinking.
• Significant reductions in anxiety, stress, headache, and nausea were reported in those who took the supplement versus a placebo group.
• The supplement can be bought pretty much anywhere, but safety and effectiveness for long-term use have not been established.

Most of us know what it feels like to wake up after a late night of having a few too many alcoholic beverages. It might be a headache, lethargy, anxiety, or even nausea and vomiting, but most of us have been there at one point or another. We tend to develop our own strategies for coping with that horrible feeling — like downing some aspirin along with some Gatorade — but researchers at the University of Helsinki in partnership with the University of Eastern Finland may have actually found the "cure" for the condition.

The study, which required the scientists to gather a whole bunch of people who were willing to get drunk for free (I bet that was hard) was published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism.

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