Recognizing markers like atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) that are not present in other hypersomnias might help in the diagnosis of narcolepsy. Atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) might ...

Ottumwa Regional Health Center has reopened its sleep lab after five years without the service, giving patients a local ...

Diagnostic delays stem from uneven access to specialist testing, lack of reliable biomarkers, and symptom overlap with common mental health and attention disorders.

The age of onset of narcolepsy ranges from childhood to the fourth decade of life, with onset after 50s being rare. Onset at an advanced age is one of the factors involved in the delay in diagnosis.

The clinical manifestations of symptoms experienced by children and adolescents with narcolepsy can differ from those seen in adults, presenting barriers to a timely diagnosis. The clinical ...

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 ...

Lois E. Krahn, MD, professor of psychiatry, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; sleep specialist, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ. I've been doing narcolepsy work for 25 years, and there has never been a ...

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 ...

Beacon Biosignals, a leading neurotechnology company powering AI-driven neurodiagnostics and precision medicines for the brain, today announced a multi-year expansion of its strategic collaboration ...

A novel, low-sodium drug is safe and effective for treating symptoms of narcolepsy in adults, new research suggests. Results of a phase 3 trial show participants who received the investigational drug ...

SHANGHAI - XW Laboratories Inc.'s lead candidate, a small-molecule drug for narcolepsy, has begun dosing in healthy patients in Australia. Based in Wuhan and Taipei, XW Labs decided to head to ...