Nature

First-of-its-kind narcolepsy drug opens door to new therapies for the brain

Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug designed to treat the root cause of ...

FDA Approves First Drug to Treat a Cause of Narcolepsy

Feeling drowsy or tired and even falling asleep during the day may be part of our increasingly sleep-deprived culture, but ...

Loud snoring—simulation reveals the physical mechanism that keeps so many of us awake at night

Anyone who has had to share a room—or worse, a bed—with a loud snorer knows the effect unchecked snoring can have on sleep, sanity and emotional stability. An entire industry of products, technologies ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Newly Approved Narcolepsy Drug Is the First to Target the Sleep Disorder’s Root Cause Rather Than Its Symptoms

The Food and Drug Administration just greenlit a medication called Orzeyful for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 in adults.
Morning Overview on MSN

A new pill that switches on wakefulness just won FDA approval for narcolepsy

People with narcolepsy have long relied on medicines that treat the symptoms of the disorder without touching its underlying ...