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GABA Labs is doing everything it can to transform social drinking for adults, developing functional ingredients as patentable alternatives to alcohol that allegedly mimics the desired effects of alcohol without leaving people with a hangover. Based in the United Kingdom, GABA Labs has created products using a synthetic GABAergic ingredient to enhance social drinking and put human wellness at the forefront. Its leading product, “Alcarelle,” enhances conviviality and sociability when consumed while avoiding alcohol’s harmful effects. While it has not yet been approved for use, GABA Labs has applied for registration for Alcarelle as a “novel food” in the U.K.,...

His social life severely curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, Tadasu Masuda found himself embracing the opportunity to take what in Japan are known as “liver rest days” and try out a range of alcohol-free beer brands. They tasted much better than he expected, and while Masuda is not giving up on regular beer, he’s now committed to the occasional break. Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. “I want to keep drinking these and make sure my liver gets days off,” said the civil servant who lives in Kobe, western Japan, adding that he...

Not sure it'd be my cup of tea, so to speak, but if a space tourist wants to kick back and sip a brewski on the ride, there may be one on the beverage list. Testing on a space beer is scheduled to begin in November -- not by NASA, our staid civil space agency has a strict no-alcohol policy. Instead, a nonprofit research group called Astronauts4Hire is doing the honors aboard Zero Gravity Corp.'s airplane, which simulates the microgravity environment of space by making parabolic dives. ANALYSIS: Space Age food and drink comes in all shapes, sizes and