@projectsleep.bsky.socialOften called "America’s Nobel," Drs. Mignot and Yanagisawa have just won the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their groundbreaking #orexin #research.
Read the full story by the @nytimes.com at www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/s...
@sleepwakeadvisor.bsky.socialAdults with #narcolepsy experience a higher burden of social determinants of health disparities, health care access barriers, and CM comorbidities compared with individuals without the #sleep disorder.
https://www.sleepwakeadvisor.com/news/narcolepsy-social-determinants-health-disparities/
@projectsleep.bsky.social✨ #Narcolepsy in the New York Times! ✨ Project Sleep president and CEO Julie Flygare was featured in @nytimes.com in an article discussing the orexin agonist recently approved by the FDA. ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/s...
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@rleutybiotech.bsky.socialSleepy dogs, problem bleeds and Michael J. Fox's foundation land 'American Nobels' www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
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#narcolepsy #hemophilia #LaskerAwards
@sleepdata.bsky.socialNew dataset alert! The Disrupted Nighttime Sleep in Pediatric #Narcolepsy (#DNSPN) study examined sleep-dependent memory and nighttime sleep disruption in pediatric narcolepsy type 1. Access this new, exciting dataset, now available on the #NSRR: sleepdata.org/datasets/dnspn
@neurotherapytdy.bsky.socialA novel actigraphy-based algorithm may offer an objective way to assess excessive daytime sleepiness in #narcolepsy, accurately detecting naps and capturing treatment-related improvements in clinical studies. #Neurology Learn more: www.docwirenews.com/post/can-an-...
@rutgersbhi.bsky.social#Narcolepsy type 1 is a lifelong neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 2,000 people in the United States. FDA has approved Orzeyful™ (oveporexton), the first drug addressing the underlying orexin deficit in narcolepsy type 1.
brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2026/09/07/f...
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialCongratulations to 2026 #LaskerAward winners Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa! For identification of orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness, and the discovery that orexin deficiency causes uncontrolled sleep in #narcolepsy — revealing a key insight into the nature of sleep. 🧪
@projectsleep.bsky.social❓ Do people with narcolepsy type 2 have a loss of orexin?
❓Could orexin agonists help people with narcolepsy type 2?
New blog post out now breaking down what we know so far about #orexin and #narcolepsy type 2 ➡️ project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-t...
