jdippey t1_jbzug0j wrote on March 13, 2023 at 12:16 AM

Reply to comment by astern126349 in New information about the role of a molecule found in chillis in reducing foot pain by healing damaged nerves. After three months, the team found that those who’d been treated with the capsaicin patch reported that their pain had reduced significantly, compared to those treated with standard care by Wagamaga

Yes. They used patches on patients’ feet in the linked study.

jdippey t1_jbzp38y wrote on March 12, 2023 at 11:36 PM

Reply to comment by Skaindire in New information about the role of a molecule found in chillis in reducing foot pain by healing damaged nerves. After three months, the team found that those who’d been treated with the capsaicin patch reported that their pain had reduced significantly, compared to those treated with standard care by Wagamaga

Not in this study, but I’m sure you can find other studies which tested different administration methods and found equivocal results.

Eating capsaicin just isn’t the best method to get the desired reductions in neuropathic pain. Eating more hot peppers will not help diabetics with such symptoms.

jdippey t1_jbzmy2h wrote on March 12, 2023 at 11:19 PM

Reply to comment by Skaindire in New information about the role of a molecule found in chillis in reducing foot pain by healing damaged nerves. After three months, the team found that those who’d been treated with the capsaicin patch reported that their pain had reduced significantly, compared to those treated with standard care by Wagamaga

Capsaicin patches (topical administration) were used in this study. Consuming peppers has not been shown to reduce peripheral neuropathy.

jdippey t1_j9lqksr wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:55 PM

Reply to comment by Ech_01 in why is Flonase supposed to be taken only for 6 months per year? by risingstanding

So then why mention it? Adrenal insufficiency isn’t listed as a side effect of Flonase use, mentioning this may cause readers to avoid using the drug altogether (out of fear) when they could actually benefit from using it.

jdippey t1_j9lm91b wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Reply to comment by Ech_01 in why is Flonase supposed to be taken only for 6 months per year? by risingstanding

Fluticastone propionate (Flonase) has low systemic bioavailability when administered as a nasal spray.

I don’t doubt you’re right about the nasal side effects of overuse, but I doubt anyone has gotten adrenal insufficiency from Flonase.

jdippey t1_j9lj95b wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:10 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in why is Flonase supposed to be taken only for 6 months per year? by risingstanding

The total daily dose recommended on the package insert is 200 micrograms. Is this really enough to cause adrenal suppression?

jdippey t1_j9fpimy wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Reply to comment by danielravennest in This image of Mars shows the north polar ice cap, the border between highlands and lowlands, former river valleys, plains covered by dark sands and the large Hellas Planitia impact basin in the south. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin by MistWeaver80

Definitely interesting, but unfortunately I doubt we will ever get the point of turning mars into a habitable planet. If anything, I think we will just make habitable shelters.

Thanks for the explanation!

jdippey t1_j9ch7m3 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 10:27 PM

Reply to comment by danielravennest in This image of Mars shows the north polar ice cap, the border between highlands and lowlands, former river valleys, plains covered by dark sands and the large Hellas Planitia impact basin in the south. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin by MistWeaver80

Can those results be extrapolated to a hypothetical Mars with an Earth-like atmosphere though? The atmospheric composition is quite different between Mars and Earth, after all.

jdippey t1_j9a9vy6 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:25 PM

Reply to comment by _kempert in This image of Mars shows the north polar ice cap, the border between highlands and lowlands, former river valleys, plains covered by dark sands and the large Hellas Planitia impact basin in the south. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin by MistWeaver80

Is that true? I’m not aware of any planets lacking a magnetosphere that we’ve been able to actively observe losing an earth-like atmosphere to solar wind.

jdippey t1_j98lxix wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:12 AM

Reply to comment by MissBunny09 in This image of Mars shows the north polar ice cap, the border between highlands and lowlands, former river valleys, plains covered by dark sands and the large Hellas Planitia impact basin in the south. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin by MistWeaver80

There was indeed liquid water on Mars in the distant past.

jdippey t1_j98lrzc wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:11 AM

Reply to comment by Monoken3 in This image of Mars shows the north polar ice cap, the border between highlands and lowlands, former river valleys, plains covered by dark sands and the large Hellas Planitia impact basin in the south. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin by MistWeaver80

It’s not that simple, unfortunately.

Mars lacks a magnetosphere, causing its atmosphere to be slowly stripped away by ionizing radiation from the solar wind. Even if you could provide the energy required to melt the ice caps on Mars, any resulting atmosphere would essentially be lost to space.