Category: Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders

Narcolepsy vs Cataplexy Explained

A neuroscientist breaks down a common misconception about a rare sleep disorder.

Sleep Disorders

Incannex Secures US Patent for Sleep Apnea Drug Candidate IHL-42X

The granted patent protects the proprietary oral combination therapy through at least 2040, as the company prepares to launch its Phase 2 dose optimization study.

Sleep Disorders

Surprising Duration of Self-Maintained Positional Therapy Benefits Offers New OSA Strategy

Research presented at ATS 2026 reveals that positional therapy conditions patients to avoid back-sleeping, maintaining obstructive sleep apnea control for up to a year after device withdrawal.

Breathing Disorders

Lilly’s Investigational Triple Agonist Retatrutide Reduces OSA Severity in Phase 3 Trial

Phase 3 TRIUMPH-1 trial data show retatrutide reduced the AHI by up to 36.1 events per hour alongside substantial weight loss.

Insomnia

Drug Used Off-Label for Insomnia Improves Sleep But Impairs Next-Day Alertness in OSA Patients

Flinders University researchers have led a clinical trial examining how a commonly prescribed ‘sleeping pill’ affects sleep, breathing, and next‑day performance.

Hypersomnias

Fatigue Emerges as Major Unmet Need in Hypersomnia Disorders

Survey findings suggest fatigue remains widespread and debilitating across narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia, even among patients taking medications.

Movement Disorders

Resmed Acquires Noctrix Health to Enter Restless Legs Syndrome Market

The acquisition adds the FDA-cleared, non-pharmacologic Nidra TOMAC therapy to Resmed’s portfolio, expanding its reach into the treatment of restless legs syndrome.

Circadian Rhythm Disorders

Drug Shows Promise for Reducing Excessive Sleepiness in Early Morning Shift Workers

A new clinical trial from Mass General Brigham found that a drug approved for other indications helped early morning shift workers with shift work disorder stay more alert.

Parasomnias

Teen Scholar Recognized for Research on Sleep Paralysis in Adolescents

Yanchen Wang is named among 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026 for her project investigating the characteristics and risk factors of the parasomnia.