Narcolepsy used to be a sure-fire punchline. It seemed everybody laughed at the character who instantly fell asleep at the worst possible moment. Everybody except people who had narcolepsy. These days ...

Narcolepsy causes uncontrollable "sleep attacks" during your daily activities, regardless of how much sleep you get. You may have hallucinations, and sleep paralysis can occur when you are falling ...

Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in mental health, sleep and nutrition coverage. She has invested hundreds of hours into studying and researching sleep and holds a ...

I dedicated my last two columns to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy. As a clinician, I know the signs of narcolepsy and the impact that narcolepsy can have on my patients and ...

77% of narcolepsy type 1 patients continue to experience cataplexy attacks despite being treated 64% of narcolepsy type 1 patients continue to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, as assessed by ...

When Katelynn O’Connell takes her lunch break at work, she follows a routine that sets her apart from other employees. Each day at noon, she unfolds a cot in her small office, turns on a white noise ...

Hypersomnia and narcolepsy are both sleep disorders that cause excessive daytime sleepiness and other changes in natural sleep-wake cycles. "Hypersomnia" actually refers to several sleep conditions ...

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 ...

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 ...