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

Narcolepsy was linked to high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes on top of outright cardiovascular disease events in a retrospective cohort study. Notably, patients with narcolepsy started ...

Oveporexton, a novel first-in-class OX2R-selective agonist, shows promise for improving memory, attention, and executive function in individuals with narcolepsy type 1.

An unusual increase in narcolepsy cases in Europe was linked to a new flu vaccine used there, and now researchers may have figured out why: A protein in the vaccine appears to mimic one in the brain ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Narcolepsy patients troubled by frequent nighttime awakenings had less sleep disruption when taking sodium oxybate (Xyrem) than modafinil (Provigil) in a randomized trial, a researcher ...

Ten years ago, Stanford University School of Medicine scientist Emmanuel Mignot, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues made headlines when they identified the culprit behind the sleep disorder narcolepsy.

I was recently watching an ad on TV that had a very unrealistic view of narcolepsy, and it got me thinking that most people—including some physicians!—truly don’t know about this sleep disorder. And ...

The investigational orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist oveporexton improved cognitive symptoms of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) in secondary analysis of a phase II trial.

As a sleep specialist, I find it incredibly rewarding to treat people with narcolepsy. It can be unnerving to be diagnosed with the disorder. But it’s also a huge relief, because people finally know ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that Oveporexton, an OX2R agonist, alleviated ...

The narcolepsy treatment market presents opportunities through increased awareness, R&D investments, and improved diagnostics ...

Kristyn Beecher is a news producer in Houston, Texas, and a Rising Voices of Narcolepsy speaker. Her Instagram is @kristynstagram_. I've known my career path for as long as I can remember. When I was ...