Geraldine Gruszczyk lives with narcolepsy with cataplexy, a disorder triggered by intense emotions. "The first time my body ...

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 ...

A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain's glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to a new study from the University of Oulu.

She couldn't stay awake — at her desk, at gymnastics, anywhere. It took two years and a string of doctors to name it.

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 ...

Narcolepsy can be described as a neurological condition that has chronic consequences on the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle by the brain. Narcolepsy has been known to occur in one out of every two ...

Narcolepsy disrupts the brain’s natural cycles of sleep and wakefulness, with far-reaching consequences for the 135,000 to 200,000 or more Americans estimated to have this chronic neurological ...

Amanda Myers is a senior at the University of Florida majoring in pre-veterinary studies. She is also a competitive weightlifter, and a speaker for Project Sleep's Rising Voices of Narcolepsy program.

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 ...

Both narcolepsy and rheumatoid arthritis may have links to the immune system. Research suggests that narcolepsy could be an autoimmune condition where immune cells target hypocretin-producing neurons.