Although sometimes portrayed in film and television as simply "falling asleep without warning," the reality of narcolepsy is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Common symptoms of narcolepsy, including excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy (sudden loss of motor strength and tone), ...

Confusion, stereotypes, and stigma about the sleep disorder narcolepsy persist to this day. This can lead to a long time to diagnosis and prevent people who think they have narcolepsy from reaching ...

The clinical manifestations of symptoms experienced by children and adolescents with narcolepsy can differ from those seen in adults, presenting barriers to a timely diagnosis. The clinical ...

If you have narcolepsy, your symptoms may worsen during pregnancy. You may need to do things like nap more frequently and consider reducing your work hours. Share on Pinterest globalmoments/Getty ...

For nearly 25 years, scientists believed they knew what caused the most severe form of narcolepsy. A new UCLA Health study now suggests they were only half correct. In a study published in Nature ...

I’ve felt tired my entire life. As a child, I would often fall asleep in unusual places and situations. I remember when I was in first grade, I woke up underneath my seat on the school bus. I must ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

The Narcolepsy Monitor—a companion app for long-term narcolepsy symptom monitoring—may be a helpful tool for gaining insight into the individual burden of narcolepsy symptoms over time and ...

Both narcolepsy and rheumatoid arthritis may have links to the immune system. Research suggests that narcolepsy could be an autoimmune condition where immune cells target hypocretin-producing neurons.

It can take up to two years before a child gets an accurate narcolepsy diagnosis, often because the symptoms appear to be ...

One afternoon five years ago, while I was working as the head of talent relations for the Television Academy, I was sitting in a meeting planning for the Emmys (as one does). I was excited, engaged, ...