Study: More Sleep, Coffee May Be Better Than Painkillers For Treating Chronic Pain
BOSTON (CBS) – Getting a good night’s rest or perking up with a cup of coffee may be a more effective way to treat chronic pain than turning to painkillers, a new study suggests.
Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center conducted their study on mice. They found that getting more sleep or taking something to feel more alert performed better than standard painkillers at treating pain sensitivity.
Researchers kept the mice awake by entertaining them with toys, which is not unlike how many humans deprive themselves of sleep. They found five days of modera...
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Cognitive enhancing drugs can improve chess play, scientists show
The first study to both show and measure the effects of cognitive-enhancing drugs such as modafinil, methylphenidate (best known under the trade name Ritalin), and caffeine, on chess play is being published. Research shows significant cognitive improvements for modafinil and methylphenidate, and may influence how these drugs are used off-label in a range of activities. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 6, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists show cognitive-enhancing drugs can improve chess play
(European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) The first study to both show and measure the effects of cognitive-enhancing drugs such as modafinil, methylphenidate (best known under the trade name Ritalin), and caffeine, on chess play is being published in the March edition of the peer-reviewed journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. This shows significant cognitive improvements for modafinil and methylphenidate, and may have influence how these drugs are used off-label in a range of activities. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The influence of stimulants on performance when playing chess
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) High-performance tournament chess players can actually enhance the highly complex cognitive functions they require by taking substances such as the CNS stimulant methylphenidate or the wakefulness promoter modafinil and thus win more chess matches -- unless they are under time pressure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mylan Agreed to Pay $96.5 Mln in Provigil Antitrust Class Action Mylan Agreed to Pay $96.5 Mln in Provigil Antitrust Class Action
Mylan NV has agreed to pay $96.5 million to settle claims by drug purchasers that it delayed launching a generic version of Cephalon Inc ' s narcolepsy drug Provigil (modafinil) in exchange for payment from Cephalon.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Modafinil found to improve memory in people recovering from depression
A new study funded by the MRC and Wellcome, and published today in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, has found that the wakefulness-promoting drug modafinil improves memory functions in people recovering from depression. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - January 17, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Stimulant boosts function in patients recovering from depression
LONDON (Reuters) - People recovering from depression but struggling with its effect on memory, concentration and cognitive function may benefit from the stimulant modafinil, according to results of a small study published on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Clinical study suggests efficacy of modafinil to improve memory in patients with depression
A clinical study conducted by the University of Cambridge has suggested efficacy of the drug modafinil for improving memory in patients recovering from depression. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - January 17, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from the drug modafinil
(University of Cambridge) Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy -- excessive daytime sleepiness -- can improve memory in patients recovering from depression, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings, published today in the journal Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, result from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and offer hope of a treatment for some of the cognitive symptoms of depression. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Warwick University experts say sleep disorder drug also reduces hunger cravings
Researchers from Warwick University and Imperial College London found giving overweight adults Modafinil, generally used to treat narcolepsy, helps to reduce impulsive behaviour. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tennessee gets $3.32 million in perscription drug settlement
Tennessee will receive more than $3 million in a settlement with pharmaceutical company Cephalon, now part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today.
The settlement comes after litigation, led by the Federal Trade Commission, accused Cephalon and its competitors of anticompetitive conduct, keeping a generic version of the drug Provigil, a drug used to treat sleeping disorders, off the market for six years. Cephalon was accused of paying competi tors… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 5, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Marissa Higdon Source Type: news
Cephalon, U.S. states reach $125 million settlement over generic drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cephalon has reached a $125 million settlement with 48 states in connection with its alleged efforts to delay generic versions of its blockbuster sleep disorder drug Provigil from entering the market, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Why 'smart drugs' can make you LESS clever
It's estimated around 20 per cent of us have taken a smart drug such as Ritalin, Modafinil or Provigil, says Nadira Faber, a research fellow in psychology at the University of Oxford. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
modafinil, Provigil
Title: modafinil, ProvigilCategory: MedicationsCreated: 5/24/2002 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Sleep General)
Source: MedicineNet Sleep General - July 11, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
Provagil pill helps men with premature ejaculation and is used by students to stay up
Men who suffer from premature ejaculation can last fifteen times as long if they take Provigil, which is available for as little as 50p per pill online and often used by students to cram for exams. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
