Narcolepsy, a neurological disorder affecting sleep-wake cycles, impacts one in two thousand people, typically between ages ...

SAN DIEGO -- AXS-12 (reboxetine), an investigational treatment for narcolepsy, reduced weekly cataplexy attacks and in some cases provided complete remission, the phase III SYMPHONY study showed. From ...

Narcolepsy, with or without cataplexy, can have a substantial detrimental effect on well-being and quality of life. Because there is no cure for this condition, current treatments aim to improve ...

A novel drug to supply the severe lack of brain orexin neuropeptides that characterizes narcolepsy type 1 showed major efficacy in a phase II study, although safety events spelled the end of the road ...

Jay Cook, 24, was in high school when she started to experience sudden bouts of sleepiness. "I was taking community college classes, and I'd drive 20 minutes away to the community college and come ...

The high prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with narcolepsy suggests that a biological relationship is present between the disorders, but larger studies are needed. Sleep disorders are ...

HOUSTON — Narcolepsy is associated with a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), independent of common comorbid conditions and ...

People with certain types of long-term sleep disorders feel extremely tired during the day, a condition known as excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). There are many medicines that work in different ...

When I was 15, I suddenly found myself unable to stay awake during school. Exhaustion would hit, and the only thing that woke me was my head jerking backward as it fell toward my desk. I liked school, ...

Stanford sleep medicine professor Emmanuel Mignot won the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in September for discovering the cause of narcolepsy, a chronic disorder that disrupts sleep-wake ...

While no clear link has been established between autism spectrum disorder and narcolepsy, shared neurological pathways may underlie overlapping symptoms and dual diagnosis. Narcolepsy is a ...