To know whether you have narcolepsy, it's important to recognize a few common symptoms, such as excessive daytime sleepiness. Here's how.

Narcolepsy is not associated with increased risk for mortality of any type, even among patients with a higher prevalence of ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Alkermes and Takeda ...

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s experimental narcolepsy drug significantly improved outcome for patients in late-stage clinical trials, and could become the first treatment to target the root cause of the ...

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 ...

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.

Alkermes said on Wednesday it will acquire Avadel Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at up to $2.1 billion, gaining an approved ...