December 31, 2007

Eliminating sleepiness with a spray

Tiredness is serious problem today, and its not just been tired for just watching too much TV or anything, but genuine over tiredness which can cause accidents and mistakes, it is this that is of great concern and is something that a few cups of coffee cannot do much about.

Researchers from UCLA have been looking into a new treatment for tiredness which comes in the form of a nasal spray; this contains Orexin A which is being called a sleep replacement drug, instead of the patient taking stimulants which can have other health issues, such as blood pressure and mood swings.

Orexin A was tested on monkeys who were sleep deprived, they managed to perform some complicated tasks in fact they were able to compete with those monkeys who were fully alert. A drug like this could have many applications including military or transport workers.

Source [ABC News]