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Khan

Ruler in Mongol and Turkic cultures, variously describing kings, princes, and governors

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Jan 24, 2026
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What clinical evidence supports cinnamon (Ceylon or Cassia) for blood‑sugar control and what doses were used?

Clinical trials and meta-analyses provide mixed but measurable evidence that —both commercial preparations studied historically and newer extracts—can lower measures of glycemia (fasting glucose, HOMA...

Jan 28, 2026
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What clinical trials exist testing honey or honey-derived compounds in human cognition or Alzheimer’s disease?

A growing body of laboratory and animal research reports that honey and honey-derived compounds have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-amyloid properties that could, in principle, protect brain ...

Jan 9, 2026
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What large randomized controlled trials exist testing honey for cognitive decline in older adults?

The published evidence contains one prominently cited large randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled trial of honey for prevention of dementia in older adults — a five‑year study conducted in Iraq...

Feb 7, 2026

When did swords become made of steel?

Swords began to incorporate steel centuries before the medieval period, with isolated steel or carbon-rich iron blades appearing as early as the late 2nd millennium–1st millennium BCE in several regio...

Feb 4, 2026

What peer-reviewed clinical evidence exists for honey or honey-derived compounds in treating Alzheimer’s disease?

Peer-reviewed clinical evidence that honey or honey-derived compounds treat Alzheimer’s disease is essentially nonexistent: the literature is dominated by in vitro and animal studies showing neuroprot...

Jan 18, 2026

What clinical trials exist testing honey or apitherapy for Alzheimer’s disease in humans?

Neither large randomized controlled trials nor registered clinical programs specifically testing honey or broader apitherapy as a disease‑modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) exist in the ...

Jan 8, 2026

What randomized controlled trials exist testing Tualang honey or other specific honey types on cognition in older adults?

Three human randomized trials or randomized allocations are repeatedly cited in the literature: a randomized trial of Tualang honey versus hormone therapy and control in postmenopausal women (n=102) t...

Dec 18, 2025

What randomized controlled trials have tested honey supplementation for cognitive outcomes in older adults?

Three kinds of randomized trials are repeatedly cited in the literature as testing honey supplementation for cognition in older adults: a large five‑year placebo‑controlled trial attributed to Al‑Himy...

Nov 2, 2025

How does the US legal system handle cases involving islamic law or sharia principles?

The U.S. legal system does not accept a parallel application of Sharia as a distinct legal regime but routinely permits , which courts evaluate under neutral secular doctrines. Federal and state court...