Orexin Receptor Antagonists Differ from Standard Sleep Drugs by Promoting Sleep at Doses That Do Not Disrupt Cognition

Interesting discussion of a new sleep medication related to orexin, which is a protein that when removed is associated with narcolepsy.

http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/179/179ra44

Genome Res. 2001 Apr;11(4):531-9.
Identification and functional analysis of mutations in the hypocretin (orexin) genes of narcoleptic canines.
Hungs M, Fan J, Lin L, Lin X, Maki RA, Mignot E.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11282968

#Orexin Receptor Antagonists Differ from Standard #Sleep Drugs… Interesting discussion of a new insomnia medication
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/179/179ra44

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