Narcolepsy was linked to high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes on top of outright cardiovascular disease events in a retrospective cohort study. Notably, patients with narcolepsy started ...

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

Brainstem neuron loss alongside hypothalamus damage may explain sudden muscle weakness and excessive sleepiness in narcolepsy ...

Narcolepsy is a rare condition that will make someone fall asleep abruptly — even in the middle of the day during an activity. It's possible to treat narcolepsy and manage your symptoms with lifestyle ...

Narcolepsy and sleep paralysis often go hand in hand, creating both daytime and nighttime challenges. While sleep paralysis ...

Narcolepsy with cataplexy, now known as type 1 narcolepsy, is a chronic neurological disorder that affects a person’s sleep-wake cycle and involves muscle weakness. The condition can cause a person to ...

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.

Narcolepsy is estimated to affect one in 2,000 people in the United States and some 3 million worldwide, according to the Narcolepsy Network, a non-profit patient advocacy group. However, that ...

Paediatric patients with narcolepsy will now have access to Avadel’s Lumryz (sodium oxybate) after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental new drug application. The expanded ...

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 ...

For years, Julie Flygare kept her condition private. She hadn’t liked people’s reactions on the occasions when she had opened up and shared her story. People thought it was a joke or not important. In ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Matthew Horsnell began ...