Tim* doesn't remember the first time he took modafinil, which he says is only because he naturally has a bad memory. He guessed it was a "few years ago," when he was living in Singapore working as a ...

Cognition in MS Modafinil has been validated to be a "smart drug" that significantly promotes cognitive enhancement according to a new systematic review published in the journal European ...

Laurie Coots, a marketing executive who flies to meetings in other countries twice a week, spent years trying to conquer sleepless nights and chronic jet lag. But nothing worked, she says, and every ...

Adapted from a story that originally appeared on the Schizophrenia Research Forum. 2 February 2009. Modafinil, a psychostimulant prescribed mainly for narcolepsy, was first found to increase cognitive ...

Pilot fatigue is in the spotlight this week, after the news that one Indonesian flight had two sleeping pilots at its helm. But military organisations have been grappling with this problem for decades ...

It's reported that 1 in 5 students take the drug Modafinil in hopes of boosting their academic performance, but this so-called "smart drug" may actually impair their ability to answer questions ...

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A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee decides not to recommend approval of a new drug for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The committee was considering modafinil, a ...

In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial ...

Modafinil has emerged as the crown prince of smart drugs, that seductive group of pharmaceutical friends that promise enhanced memory, motivation, and an unrelenting ability to focus, all for hours at ...