NEW HAVEN, Conn. – From the hallowed halls of Yale University, a potential solution for one of society's social ills -- the hangover.
Seniors Margaret Morse and Liam McClintock came up with the concoction in their apartments.
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"I'm a big supplements aficionado so I take a lot of dietary supplements. And I was trying to find one that would help alleviate my hangovers and nothing was really effective," McClintock said.
That's why he partnered with Morse, a molecular cellular and developmental biology major, who focused on the root causes of a hangover.
"There's an acetaldehyde buildup. There is a vitamin and electrolyte loss. There is a glutamine rebound and there are immunological disturbances," Morse said.
The powdered citrus-flavored mixture is made of vitamins and nutrients promoting liver health.
"This is a powder that you take before you start drinking and it helps your liver deal with the stress you're putting it under when you drink," McClintock said.
"You feel less fatigued than normally, you are not nauseous, no headaches," added Morse.
Buoyed by a small unscientific study of students, positive feedback from experts in the Yale community and a growing demand, their product is now in the hands of a pharmaceutical company.
Both McClintock and Morse stress their product is about responsible drinking. "It's intended for productive workers like ourselves who like to have a social life, like to go out and have a couple of drinks but also need to be productive the next day and get up and have work to do," said McClintock.
SunUp could be available in April and retails at $5 for a single packet.