Did you know 1 out of every 2000 people in the US have narcolepsy? Tomorrow Sep 22 is World Narcolepsy Day:
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#sleep #narcolepsy

Did you know 1 out of every 2000 people in the US have narcolepsy? Tomorrow Sep 22 is World Narcolepsy Day:
narcolepsynetwork.org/wnd-fast-fac...
#sleep #narcolepsy
#Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological condition that impairs the brain’s ability to regulate the sleep-wake cycle.
Join us in celebrating #WorldNarcolepsyDay across the globe on Sept. 22. 🌍➡️ project-sleep.com/world-narcol...
#Advocacy #Awareness #SleepDisorders #Sleep #Disability #ChronicIllness
#RisingVoices speaker Jasmin is an ASL interpreter with #narcolepsy. 🩵
Here they are signing, "Happy World Narcolepsy Day 2026," while showing off our new shirt designed specifically for sign language interpreters, by community request!
#Awareness #Disability #Sleep #Accessibility #ChronicIllness
How do you sign "World Narcolepsy Day" in #ASL?
Narcolepsy impacts 3 million people worldwide across countries, cultures, and languages, including American Sign Language.
Join a global movement this #WorldNarcolepsyDay (Sept. 22) and help us raise awareness for #narcolepsy across the world. 🤟🌎
A novel actigraphy-based algorithm accurately measured daytime napping behaviors in patients with #narcolepsy type 1 and detected changes during treatment with the #orexin receptor 2-selective agonists TAK-994 and TAK-861
https://www.sleepwakeadvisor.com/news/digital-nap-detection-narcolepsy-type-1/
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Reminder: you're not alone. There is a community of people around the world standing with you.
Join us over at Project Sleep this #WorldNarcolepsyDay. Be a part of our global community and help us raise #narcolepsy awareness.
Two independent paths converged on the same system governing sleep and wakefulness: Masashi Yanagisawa found that lack of orexin causes #narcolepsy in mice, while Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford Medicine mapped the dog narcolepsy gene to orexin receptor-2: https://ow.ly/iMsf50ZLA1n
What *is* #narcolepsy? ❓Contrary to what you might think, it's not the falling asleep in your food or dramatic falls you may see on TV. 🌏 ⭐ Follow us to learn more and to join us in raising global #awareness this #WorldNarcolepsyDay on Sept. 22.
Viatris Introduces WAKIX®: An Innovative Treatment for Narcolepsy in Japan #Japan #Tokyo #Narcolepsy #Viatris #Wakix
Check out our latest issue in The Innovation Neurology! Volume 1, Issue 1 is now online!
www.the-innovation.org/the-innovati...
#Neurology #neuroscience #StrokeCare #alzheimersdisease #oveporexton #narcolepsy #neurodegeneration #BrainComputerInterface #TraditionalChineseMedicine #CerebralEdema
Famous figures with narcolepsy you may recognize! 🌟 By sharing their stories openly, these 6 #celebrities are helping to challenge misconceptions, reduce stigma, and show others living with #narcolepsy that they are not alone.
Read the story: project-sleep.com/celebrities-...
A new targeted therapy approved globally in 2026 addresses the core mechanism of narcolepsy, precisely correcting defects in the brain’s sleep-wake regulation, and ushering in a new era of precision treatment for rare brain disorders.
doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#narcolepsy #braindisorders
🧠 In 1998 Masashi Yanagisawa found orexin, the brain's wakefulness switch, and why narcolepsy strikes.
Pharma then spent 28 years building the opposite: sleeping pills that block it.
He and Emmanuel Mignot just won the 2026 Lasker.
Gift Article : How Sleepy #Dogs and Collapsing Mice Taught Scientists About #Narcolepsy
#sleep #sleepy #naps #Rem #sleepdisorders
#science www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/s...
With #WorldNarcolepsyDay just around the corner, step into the spotlight with eight easy ways to spread #NarcolepsyAwareness leading up to Sept. 22 ⭐📽️
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#narcolepsy #ChronicIllness #awareness #disability #advocacy #DisabilityPride
Med News: Drs Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa, winners of this year’s @laskerfdn.bsky.social Basic Medical Research Award, discuss how their research on the neuropeptide orexin led to a new #narcolepsy treatment💤
Join us for Kerly Bwoga's Rising Voices #narcolepsy story share LIVE from London on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at 11 a.m. ET! 🌟
📽️➡️ Attend our 2026 #WorldNarcolepsyDay events via Project Sleep's YouTube channel or at project-sleep.com/world-narcol...
🆕Two international clinical trials, with #CLÍNIC-#IDIBAPS participation, show that a new treatment significantly improves the ability to stay awake during the day and reduces episodes of cataplexy in people with #narcolepsy