This result, while preliminary, is like a neon sign telling us that not all hopes and dreams for a cure are gone.
A xenon sign, if you will.
(It was right there, sorry; sometimes I can’t help myself).
Such a noble thing to say!
*argon
Fun fact: Xenon gas gets you super high. It’s like nitrous they give you at the dentist, but stronger. Nobody knows why. It’s not commonly known/used because it costs like 100x of nitrous and is more complicated to get
I was curious if Amazon had Xenon gas because that would have been hilarious. Except for element samples, they don’t
But
I could buy a big ass tank of nitrogen if I wanted LMAO
Note that nitrogen isn’t the one that gets you high, it’s nitrous oxide.
Shhhhh, don’t stop the science from discovering new means.
We breathe about 76% nitrogen with every breath. Though who knows, maybe we are high on nitrogen 24/7.
Edit: 76% not 26% lol
Only $420. Nice
Why would Xenon get you high? It’s a Nobel gas and should not have any chemical interaction with your body. Maybe by cutting off your oxygen supply but that isn’t how Nitrous works.
It obviously does something according to the linked study. And it’s been used as an anesthetic before as well for infants. But it’s not commonly known that it gets you high, because it’s so rare/expensive. Don’t take my word for it, studies have been done on it, eg: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11879212/ But the scientific studies generally don’t talk about how it’s actually recreational, but see how they compare it to nitrous which is a known recreational substance. There are a few recreational reports here of varying quality: https://erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Xenon.shtml
And I know I’m just some rando on the internet but I have tried it myself and it is true, and it’s a fun fact I like to bring up whenever xenon is mentioned because most people are unaware.