Orexin A

It seems scientists have discovered that snorting a nasal spray including a hormone called Orexin A "reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests." One of the researcher describes the effects as "relatively benign," which seems a bit menacing to me.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/01/orexin-a/47684/