sleep

Biotech and pharma leaders reveal the neurological therapies in development that they’re most excited about.

People and mice with ALS-linked mutations show altered sleep patterns early in life. Modifying sleep hormone levels normalized sleep cycles in mice.

The link between metabolism and sleep is helping scientists find new biomarkers to detect sleepless nights and diagnose chronic sleep disorders.

After tackling toxicity and a trial halt, Elena Koundourakis and her team at Takeda are on the cusp of a first-in-class drug for people living with narcolepsy.

Activating specific neurons using light helped scientists establish a causal link between improved sleep and diminished signs of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.

Sleep may seem like a mindless activity, but what goes on in the brain when we sleep suggests otherwise.