Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a neurological condition most characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness . A narcoleptic will most likely experience disturbed nocturnal sleep, which is often confused with insomnia, and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement sleep. It is one of the dyssomnias. A narcoleptic may also sleep at any random time.The term narcolepsy derives from the French word narcolepsie created in 1880 by the French physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau by combining the Greek narke numbness, stupor and lepsis attack, seizure. (From the Wikpedia article Narcolepsy.)

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Recent Publications on Narcolepsy:
Psychosocial and intellectual functioning in childhood narcolepsy. Purpose: This study reports the psychological assessment of 12 children...	9th July, 2008	Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Glasgow, UK.	Dev Neurorehabil. 2008 Apr 1;:1-8. DOI Direct Link
Abnormal sleep and sleepiness in Parkinson's disease. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Sleep problems are frequent and disabling in patients...	9th July, 2008	Sleep Disorders Unit, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Assistance	Curr Opin Neurol. 2008 Aug;24(4):472-7. DOI Direct Link
The signalling profile of recombinant human orexin-2 receptor. Orexin-A and orexin-B orchestrate their diverse central and peripheral...	5th July, 2008	Endocrinology & Metabolism Group, Clinical Sciences Research Institute,	Cell Signal. 2008 May 27;. DOI Direct Link
Armodafinil for excessive daytime sleepiness. Armodafinil is the (R)-enantiomer of the wakepromoting compound modafinil...	4th July, 2008	Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director, Sleep and	Drugs Today (Barc). 2008 Jun;44(6):395-414. DOI Direct Link
Increased heart rate variability but normal resting metabolic rate in hypocretin/orexin-deficient human narcolepsy. STUDY OBJECTIVES: We investigated autonomic balance and resting metabolic...	4th July, 2008	Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Leiden University	J Clin Sleep Med. 2008 Jun 15;4(3):248-54.
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BioNews Results for Narcolepsy:
Nicotine use and narcolepsy	News-Medical.Net:  Jun 10 2008 6:59AM Matching: narcolepsy
APSS: Smoking and Narcolepsy a Dangerous Combination	MedPage Today:  Jun 10 2008 4:23PM Matching: narcolepsy
Narcolepsy Drug Fights Cancer Fatigue	WebMD:  Jun 5 2008 4:18AM Matching: narcolepsy
Narcolepsy drug helps cancer-related fatigue: study	Therapeutics Daily:  Jun 2 2008 4:27PM Matching: narcolepsy
Narcolepsy drug helps cancer-related fatigue: study	Scientific American:  May 31 2008 10:14PM Matching: narcolepsy
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Narcolepsy Clinical Trials:
A Safety and Effectiveness Study of a Single Dose of JNJ-17216498 in Patients With Narcolepsy	Narcolepsy Intervention: Drug: JNJ-17216498
An Eight Week, Double-Blind Efficacy Study of Armodafinil Augmentation to Alleviate Fibromyalgia Fatigue	Fibromyalgia, Primary
Modafinil for Fatigue in HIV/AIDS	HIV Infections;   Fatigue
Methylphenidate and Parkinson's Disease	Parkinson's Disease
Armodafinil for Fibromyalgia Fatigue	Fibromyalgia;   Fatigue
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Narcolepsy Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7348323	Pyrrolo [2,3-c] pyridine derivatives
7365076	Substituted aryl cycloalkanol derivatives and methods of their use
7365077	Piperazine bis-amide derivatives and their use as antagonists of the orexin receptor
7365079	Azole derivatives
7368443	2,6-disubstituted piperidines and piperazine compounds
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Companies working in the area of Narcolepsy from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Sleep HealthCenters®, Inc. It is estimated that at least 40 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder or intermittent sleep-related problem. Sleep deprivation is an unhealthy, dangerous and costly problem.Sleep... www.sleephealth.com/        View full profile

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