That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...

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

There is no biological measure for wakefulness. In a narcolepsy clinical trial, a patient lies down in a dark lab while clinicians count the minutes until sleep comes. The average time in four tests ...

CHICAGO -- Novel orexin receptor 2 agonist oveporexton normalized wakefulness for most people with narcolepsy type 1 in two randomized phase III trials. Mean sleep latency across four, 40-minute ...

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Jay Cook, 24, was in high school when she started to experience sudden bouts of sleepiness. "I was taking community college classes, and I'd drive 20 minutes away to the community college and come ...

Both narcolepsy and fibromyalgia affect sleep at night and cause wakefulness during the day. Although the reason is unknown, people with narcolepsy are more likely to get a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

Oveporexton significantly improves wakefulness and reduces cataplexy frequency in patients with narcolepsy type 1, according to phase 3 study results.

If you have narcolepsy, your symptoms may worsen during pregnancy. You may need to do things like nap more frequently and consider reducing your work hours. Share on Pinterest globalmoments/Getty ...