Brain clearance involves three types of pulsation: cardiovascular pulsations generated by the heartbeat in the arteries, respiratory pulsations in the veins and cerebrospinal fluid spaces, and slow ...

Rylie Shaw with a trophy. Rylie Shaw is a two-time world champion cheerleader whose life took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with narcolepsy in high school. With no family history of the ...

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological sleep disorder that disrupts the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles, leading to sudden sleep attacks, fragmented nighttime sleep, and overwhelming ...

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have found evidence that type-1 narcolepsy, a condition known for its "sleep attacks," is caused by the body's own immune system. The work is ...

What Is Wakix, and Why Does It Matter? Wakix (pitolisant) is a prescription medication used to treat narcolepsy, a long-term neurological sleep disorder that causes excessive daytime sleepiness and, ...

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 ...

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 ...

One cheerleader is rewriting what determination looks like by pushing boundaries on the mat while managing a chronic sleep disorder Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

The now 20-year-old was diagnosed with narcolepsy as a teen and uses her platform to inform people about her experience Despite her condition, she just won her second World Championship title Rylie ...