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Drug clears the fog of a sleepless night

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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.

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  1. Vecsey, C. G. et al. Nature 461, 1122-1125 (2009).

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Smith, K. Drug clears the fog of a sleepless night. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.1036

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