Summary: A post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 REST-ON trial demonstrated that Lumryz (sodium oxybate) improves narcolepsy symptoms, including wakefulness, cataplexy episodes, and daytime sleepiness, regardless of whether patients were also using alerting medications. Both … [Read more...]
Orexin System-Based Drugs for Narcolepsy Are Coming
By Sree Roy Narcolepsy pharmacotherapies have existed in the US prescription drug market for decades. However none have targeted the orexin (hypocretin) system, even though it lies at the root of the neurological sleep disorder. But several biopharmaceutical companies are … [Read more...]
Can ED, Asthma Drugs Restore Sleep Deprivation Memory Loss?
Summary: Researchers from the University of Groningen have discovered that FDA-approved drugs for erectile dysfunction and asthma can restore social and spatial memories in sleep-deprived mice. The study, presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Forum 2024, … [Read more...]