<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, orexin a]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, orexin a]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/orexina http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/orexina <![CDATA[Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen is "sobbing...]]> Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen is "sobbing with excitement" over the news that a newly discovered drug, orexin A, eliminates the effects of sleep deprivation. "SIGN ME UP!" [blog.pmarca.com]

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338692&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Snort a little of this and you'll be wide awake]]> Photo by umjanedoanUCLA prof Jerome Siegel discovered that the lack of a brain hormone called orexin A causes narcolepsy, Wired reports. So what'd he do? Have a bunch of sleep-deprived monkeys snort the stuff and see how they perform on tests, of course.

Turns out the poorly rested monkeys who took an orexin A blow performed as well on tests as well-rested monkeys, according to a study in the Journal of Neuroscience. You've discovered sleep-hating Max Levchin's miracle drug, Professor! (Photo by umjanedoan)

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