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Published online 21 October 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.1036
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Drug clears the fog of a sleepless night
Blocking an enzyme combats some negative effects of sleep deprivation in mice.
A sleepless night can leave your memory in tatters, but research in mice raises the possibility that a drug could counteract the problem.
Although anyone who has ever been deprived of sleep knows all too well how tiredness can affect the brain, the molecular mechanism behind it has eluded researchers.
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Drug clears fog of sleepless night: Commonly know as "Meth" to the less-than-scientific crowd.