A study has found that daytime sleepiness and attention may be correlated in people with narcolepsy and hypersomnia, with patients who self-report feeling more sleepy also being more likely to…
The FDA has approved a new narcolepsy and cataplexy treatment for pediatric patients! Xyrem is a drug used to control narcolepsy symptoms including cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). It…
The United States Food and Drug Administration has awarded Orphan Drug Designation to an investigational drug for narcolepsy, and there are plans to carry out a Phase 2 study to…
A new study explored the mechanisms underlying narcolepsy, a rare sleep disorder. The condition has previously been linked to reduced levels of a neurotransmitter called hypocretin, and the recent study…
According to a story from kait8.com, the company Harmony Biosciences, Inc., has recently announced that the U.S. FDA has given Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designations for its experimental therapy…
Narcolepsy is a rare disease subject to many misperceptions and false assumptions. All of that misinformation belies the fact that narcolepsy is a serious neurological disorder, with symptoms that can…
A new study looking at a test used to diagnose narcolepsy has found that it often produces inconsistent results for the same patients, reports Sleep Review. This highlights a current…
For so many of us, a good night's sleep is a refuge; from our long hectic days, from our piling problems, or even from the stresses of managing our rare…
According to a new study, people who suffer from rare disease are more prone to suffer from levels of anxiety, depression, pain and fatigue. The findings are proof that special…
According to an article from FinancialBuzz, the pharmaceutical company Avadel announced that its product FT 218 has been granted orphan drug status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as…
Being a teenager is inherently difficult. There's no real way to make it to your twenties without feeling tired, cranky, and misunderstood by everyone around you. It's even harder when…
Prepping for bedtime in my house is like going into battle. The children are provided the first warning around 7:30 p.m. From that moment forward, everything revolves around the mission-critical…
When you need help with a problem, where do you turn? Many people these days turn immediately to the internet. From Googling to settle a bet to researching a doctoral…
In my home, everything is shared with our dogs. When eggs are made for breakfast, the dog’s eggs are served scrambled. When it’s time to exercise, we all head outside…
Damien took a lot of naps. I mean, a lot! It’s true; he was a very active Doberman Pinscher. He fetched everything—tennis balls, Frisbees, shoes that hadn't been put away—you…
Baby Dylan had some sort of medical condition, as reported by The Global and Mail. His family was sure of it. He slept all the time and when he was…
“Catching some Z’s.” “Crashing.” “Hitting the sack.” “Getting some shut eye.” “Zonking out.” “Getting forty winks.” We have a lot of idioms for sleep. On average, we spend one-third of our…
What are the reasons couples break up? When our relationships fail, we sometimes wonder if there was something we could have done to save them—or if there were warning signs we…
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies held their 31st annual meeting in Boston June 3rd through 7th. You can read more about Sleep 2017 by clicking here. Among other discussions was cataplexy.…
At a recent conference, Jazz Pharmaceuticals presented positive efficacy results from the JZP-110 (TONES) studies in adult patients with sleep impairment conditions and the excessive sleepiness associated with these diseases.…
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I like to say that my brother has an addictive personality. I introduced him to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, and he read the four…
I know, we’ve all heard it a million times before. A good night’s sleep is essential for optimal health. However, as much as we love sleep, it’s easy to get…
Sam Edwards was always exhausted. No matter how many hours of sleep he would get, he just could not stay awake. But as a professional race car driver, he needed…
I was at a gala hosted by my local library about two weeks ago. It was a posh affair, as library galas go, and everyone was all dressed up. The…
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