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Article Sep 2026

L-Ornithine for Stress, Fatigue, and Sleep: What Trials Show

Human trials suggest that L-ornithine may influence subjective fatigue, mood, and some sleep-related measures in healthy adults, but the evidence remains small, short-term, and mostly from Japanese study populations. Cortisol findings are inconsistent, objective sleep evidence is limited, and clinical benefits for diagnosed conditions have not been established.

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Article Sep 2026

Alpha-Ketoglutarate and Healthy Aging: Human Evidence So Far

Human research on alpha-ketoglutarate and aging remains early. A small uncontrolled formulation study and a larger observational cohort reported lower DNA-methylation-based biological-age measures, but neither establishes that AKG slows aging or improves healthspan. A randomized trial has been conducted, yet published results have so far focused on recruitment rather than efficacy.

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