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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most participants with narcolepsy with cataplexy who took the sodium oxybate therapy Xyrem at the beginning of a ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Extended-release sodium oxybate (Lumryz) taken once before bedtime was preferred by patients with narcolepsy over twice-nightly dosing and was generally well tolerated, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data suggest that pitolisant, a histamine 3-receptor antagonist/inverse agonist under development for narcolepsy ...

Oct. 25, 2002 — Low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of hypocretin are diagnostic for narcolepsy, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology. Because hypocretin neurons are ...

For years, Julie Flygare kept her condition private. She hadn’t liked people’s reactions on the occasions when she had opened up and shared her story. People thought it was a joke or not important. In ...

A new study has found that users of heroin have high levels of a brain chemical called hypocretin. This hypocretin leads to “wakefulness” among the users and understanding this could help patients ...

One of my first jobs was to keep a lookout for lions. There are some occupations that are not suitable for someone with untreated narcolepsy and this is probably one of them. I was 22, a recent ...

Narcolepsy causes uncontrollable "sleep attacks" during your daily activities, regardless of how much sleep you get. You may have hallucinations, and sleep paralysis can occur when you are falling ...