When you have narcolepsy, your brain doesn’t manage your wake-sleep cycle properly. Scientists are still studying the causes. But they believe one factor is a substance in your brain called hypocretin ...

A new study has demonstrated a new way to treat narcolepsy-related nightmares. The scientists combined cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and lucid dreaming to help patients in a small clinical trial.

Narcolepsy type 1 is a disorder of hypersomnolence caused by a loss of orexin neurons, which results in low orexin levels in the brain. In this phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, ...

The measurements taken of a person in deep sleep during a sleep study. Sleep studies, also known as polysomnography, are used to diagnose sleeping disorders like narcolepsy. Host Anita Rao talks with ...

Starting a family requires a lot of planning. If you have narcolepsy, planning is even more important. There will be important questions to address and things to consider, especially when it comes to ...

Julie Flygare was 21 when the symptoms started. First her knees would buckle briefly, but only when she laughed. She awoke one night to the sight of a burglar attacking her, while she lay paralyzed ...

Narcolepsy was not associated with increased mortality risk compared to not having the condition, even among patients with psychiatric comorbidities, a new retrospective cohort study showed. The ...

A panel of providers and patients with narcolepsy who are parents shared the struggles and possible support tools that neurologists and other providers should be aware of when caring for patients with ...