Plain-English Summary
The result supports a conditional brain-energy signal under stress, not a universal daily nootropic claim. The protocol used acute sleep deprivation and high dosing, which sharply limits consumer generalization.
VV Study Evidence Matrix v1.0
VV Evidence Utility Score
A bounded score for how useful this study is in public explanation, based on evidence tier, design, applicability, endpoint relevance, limitations, safety signals, and publication/source strength.
65/100
Limited Public Evidence
- Evidence tier
- 66/100, weight 18%
- Design strength
- 66/100, weight 18%
- Applicability
- 62/100, weight 16%
- Endpoint relevance
- 58/100, weight 16%
- Limitations transparency
- 60/100, weight 12%
- Safety signal usefulness
- 57/100, weight 10%
- Publication/source strength
- 88/100, weight 10%
Useful for context, but limited by safety signal usefulness, endpoint relevance, limitations transparency.
How the study framework works ->Key Findings
- The result supports a conditional brain-energy signal under stress, not a universal daily nootropic claim.
- The protocol used acute sleep deprivation and high dosing, which sharply limits consumer generalization.
Limitations
- Small experimental setting.
- High-dose acute protocol does not map cleanly onto normal daily creatine use.
Why It Matters
This record anchors the creatine-brain-muscle-longevity-claims Signal to an exact source URL, study design, population, and endpoint.
Viral Vitalism Verdict
Useful evidence when kept inside its population, endpoint, and design limits.
Sources
- Single-dose creatine and cognitive performance during sleep deprivation - Scientific Reports
Signal cards
Used in signals
Signal coverage connected to this study through explicit study links, canonical source refs, or evidence visualizations.
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VV Signal Score
78
Promising signal
- Sources
- 7
- Studies
- 6
- Claims
- 4
Claim ledger
Relevant claims
Claim ledger records connected through this study's ID, topic tags, or source IDs.
sleep: Sleep duration, sleep quality, and sleep regularity are distinct
Sleep duration, sleep quality, and sleep regularity are distinct dimensions of sleep health, and consumer claims should avoid treating hours slept as the whole sleep signal.
sleep: Sleep duration is associated with all-cause mortality in a
Sleep duration is associated with all-cause mortality in a U-shaped pattern in prospective cohort meta-analysis, with both short and long sleep linked to higher mortality risk versus roughly 7 hours, but causality is not proven.
sleep: Sleep restriction can affect appetite-regulating signals and hunger, making
Sleep restriction can affect appetite-regulating signals and hunger, making sleep relevant to weight-management behavior and adherence.
sleep: Objective sleep regularity is associated with all-cause and cause-specific
Objective sleep regularity is associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality risk, and may capture a health-relevant sleep dimension that average duration alone misses.
mouth taping: Mouth taping should not be treated as a sleep-apnea
Mouth taping should not be treated as a sleep-apnea treatment because obstructive sleep apnea requires proper screening, diagnosis, and evidence-based management.
sleep: Improving sleep duration, quality, or regularity is a plausible
Improving sleep duration, quality, or regularity is a plausible health intervention, but direct evidence that consumer sleep improvement lowers all-cause mortality remains under-proven.