For the estimated 200,000 Americans with narcolepsy, sleep is an unpredictable part of life. While the condition affects people differently, it can involve uneven slumber, sleep paralysis, and ...

Narcolepsy may be confused as just being tired, yet to individuals who live with the disorder, it can impact practicall ...

Narcolepsy with cataplexy, now known as type 1 narcolepsy, is a chronic neurological disorder that affects a person’s sleep-wake cycle and involves muscle weakness. The condition can cause a person to ...

Narcolepsy is a rare condition that will make someone fall asleep abruptly — even in the middle of the day during an activity. It's possible to treat narcolepsy and manage your symptoms with lifestyle ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Brainstem neuron loss alongside hypothalamus damage may explain sudden muscle weakness and excessive sleepiness in narcolepsy ...

For nearly 25 years, scientists believed they knew what caused the most severe form of narcolepsy. A new UCLA Health study ...

A Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine has been crowned the winner of a 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Science at Stanford University Medical School in California. Emmanuel Mignot has been ...

The richest award in science is going to a Stanford sleep scientist and other top thinkers in their fields, named winners of the glitzy Breakthrough Prize on Thursday morning. Dr. Emmanuel Mignot of ...

Common narcolepsy symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep paralysis can affect how well you function during ...