



Useful fatigue measure sought in land of 'karoshi'OSAKA, Nov. 25, Kyodo - Dead tired? Dog tired? How tired are you? A massive collaboration among Japanese industry, government and academia wants to find out, turn fatigue measurement into an exact science and perhaps make exhaustion a thing of the past.... Researchers hope to mobilize volunteers to undergo repeated mental and physical load experiments during a three-day period to track markers and develop a weariness measurement system....they will examine substances such as caffeine, taurine and ascorbic acid for use in anti-fatigue ingredients. In the second phase...they will conduct clinical tests to verify fatigue control and fatigue recovery.