Drug Reverses Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 23, 2005 @04:18AM from the sign-me-up-for-that-study dept.

Ryan O'Rourke writes "According to a study led by Dr. Sam A. Deadwyler and published by the Public Library of Science Biology, a new drug called CX717 developed by Cortex Pharmaceuticals has been shown to reverse the biological and behavioral effects of sleep deprivation. Tests performed on monkeys that were subjected to 30-36 hours of sleep deprivation revealed an average test performance accuracy drop to 63 percent, but that performance was restored to 84 percent after administering CX717. During normal alert conditions, performance accuracy of the animals was improved from an average of 75 percent to 90 percent after an injection of CX717. It is also believed the drug may help prevent or restore memory loss in Alzheimer's patients."

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Coming soon... by lastchance_000 · 2005-08-23 04:19 · Score: 5, Funny

The 167 hour work week!
great! now I can work longer... by utexaspunk · 2005-08-23 04:24 · Score: 5, Funny

...so i can make more money. ...so i can buy more cx717 ...so i can work longer. ...so i can make more money ...so i can buy more cx717 ...so i can...
EA by wikkiewikkie · 2005-08-23 04:29 · Score: 5, Funny

In related news, productivity at EA is up 44%.
Women everywhere moan by Alex+P+Keaton+in+da · 2005-08-23 04:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Women everywhere moan.... as their number two excuse, right after I have a headache, becomes scientifically irrelevant....
I'm too tired honey....

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It's a trick: by dsginter · 2005-08-23 04:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Everyone, I did some digging and found that this "CX717" is simply this.

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