Monday, May 29, 2006

CX717

By way of David Handy a link to an Economist Intelligent Life article (I didn't even know The Economist published Intelligent Life) about a promising new drug (this is so 70's) that could remove once and for all the shackles of sleep that bind our restless minds.

It's CX717, developed by Cortex Pharmaceuticals of Irvine, California. A possible treatment for Alzheimer's, ADHD, narcolepsy, and that general and debilitating unconsciousness we all experience for approximately eight hours every day, the drug has an obvious potential for abuse (which is to say experimental use) by minds of varying strength the world over.

I hope it's easy to synthesize.