Ken in Berkeley

Both of these discoveries seem very promising for all of you PG/BM insominacs out there.

However, it is going to take more than good luck to get the FDA to approve something that will actually work without making you feeling drowsey in the morning (as opposed to all of the stuff that the big pharm companies delight in selling to you. )

Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep - Wow!

Orexin A is a promising candidate to become a "sleep replacement" drug. For decades, stimulants have been used to combat sleepiness, but they can be addictive and often have side effects, including raising blood pressure or causing mood swings. The military, for example, administers amphetamines to pilots flying long distances, and has funded research into new drugs like the stimulant modafinil and orexin A in an effort to help troops stay awake with the fewest side effects.

Monkeys were deprived of sleep for 30 to 36 hours and then given either orexin A or a saline placebo before taking standard cognitive tests. The monkeys given orexin A in a nasal spray scored about the same as alert monkeys, while the saline-control group was severely impaired.

http://www.wired.com/science/discove...ep_deprivation


and...New 'sleep machine' could signal the end of insomnia

For anyone who struggles to get a good night's rest, it could be a dream come true.

Scientists have invented a technique which they say could help trigger deep sleep in the most chronic insomniac.

Using medical equipment, they stimulated the brain with harmless magnetic pulses.

These penetrate the nerves that control a type of deep sleep called "slow-wave activity" and made their brains produce these waves.

Researchers believe the same principles could be used to create a machine which can electronically stimulate a deep-sleep power nap. This mimics the restorative benefits of eight hours of rest.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1774

DanS.

Soooo...snorting something may actually put me to sleep instead of keeping me awake?

Heavy_monkey2.0

fuck that...we dont need sleep replacement drugs...welcome to the standard 120 hour work week.....