A rare and under-diagnosed chronic condition, narcolepsy inflicts 135,000 to 200,000 people in the United States, according to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. In the past decades, scientists have made significant development in assessing narcolepsy and identifying genes linked with disorder. The loss of hypocretin-producing neurons have led to the day-time symptoms and sleep fragmentation which people with narcolepsy experience. After studying people right after they ... Read more
