You can use the new literal map syntax in Neo4j 2.0 and do something like:
MATCH (n:Person)
RETURN { Name: n.name , Born: n.born } as Person
ORDER BY n.born
LIMIT 5
MATCH (x)-[rels*]->(y)
UNWIND rels AS rel
RETURN COLLECT( distinct rel.property) AS collected
match (n:Test) UNWIND n.pro AS rel return rel;