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The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/11/the-brain-may-be-about-to-have-its-ozempic-moment
26•Anon84•2h ago

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Anon84•1h ago
https://archive.md/LWDUq
copperx•1h ago
A better modafinil? Sign me up.
fennec-posix•1h ago
If this means I don't have to take Methylphenidate to function 100% all the time and as a result feel tremendously anxious 100% all the time. SIGN ME UP.
SV_BubbleTime•3m ago
You sure about that math?
didgeoridoo•3m ago
Adding guanfacine (Intuniv) to my methylphenidate took the weird anxious-angry edge off. Would be nice to not have to take one med to fix the side effects of the other, though.
ValdikSS•49m ago
Hooray fatal insomnia
EA-3167•48m ago
The second I read the print in Nature a bit ago I knew some version would show up here. I swear I’ve met deployed Marines less obsessed with staying awake through chemistry than some people here.
steele•38m ago
Vegetable diarrhea, hypothyroidism medication defect causes hyperthyroidism, overseas underground labs are preparing for US govt promoted SARM goblin hordes, and the US Armed Services want to measure the gonads of 17yo recruits. Imma sit this one out.
acosmism•35m ago
wow. now i'm really excited for the future
WalterGR•30m ago
185 comments 2 weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49263658
Kinrany•5m ago
Interesting comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49264602

> IMO the much more likely explanation is that the brain uses contrastive learning somewhere. [...] Instead of using calculus and outer products to calculate derivatives, you feed real data and false data forward through the network and each neuron tracks and trains on the difference.

almost_usual•27m ago
Sleep less and sit more. What a species we’ve become.
kbrannigan•22m ago
To get a job at our company take three pills of brainOzempic every day to maximize productivity.

We have our NeuroLinkBrain Implant plugin to AI agent , so that you can vibe code 24/7 . To maximize shareholder value.

SoupBread•21m ago
It sounds like is a genuine treatment for those who suffer from narcolepsy, and everything else is merely speculative and has seem pretty bad side-effects.
bitexploder•8m ago
There is evidence that some forms of ADHD are effectively just the brain falling asleep rapidly and then waking up. This form cam be attenuated with norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor alone. Presents with ADHD like symptoms. But it’s a new thing most likely. Called “Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome”.
livinglist•19m ago
24/7 stock market, least sleep needed, most AI piled, I’m very excited!
fishfasell•16m ago
Despite the stigma surrounding semaglutide, its impact across various health conditions has been remarkable. Bringing that same level of innovation to cognitive disorders could be truly transformative for society
madhacker•11m ago
"Others are exploring their use for treating sleep apnoea, which is a far more common disorder." CPAP biomedical equipment manufacturer watch out!

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