Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological condition characterized by disruptions in the regulation of sleep-wake cycles. People with this condition often experience extreme sleepiness during the day and, ...
Cataplexy is triggered by sudden emotional excitement of positive valence, such as hearty laughter. This study has revealed that serotonin neurons do not directly suppress muscle control, but inhibit ...
When laughing results in muscle weakness, it can get awkward. That's my life as a narcoleptic. I've experienced cataplexy since I was 12 but wasn't diagnosed until 27. A friend and I were enjoying the ...
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. and CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. ("Harmony") (Nasdaq: HRMY), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing ...
A teenager suffering from a rare brain condition has to avoid her funny friends because she will lose consciousness if she laughs. Billie Hodgson, 17, suffers from cataplexy meaning that any strong ...
And not figuratively, either. Sometimes people have found that certain emotions literally cause their muscles to unhook from their brains. They collapse entirely. This is not some strange disease, or ...
Narcolepsy is a disorder caused by losing orexin neurons, marked by excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, sudden weakening of muscle tone. Previously, we found two kinds of neurons preventing ...
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