You know that weird twilight zone between being awake and falling asleep? That dreamy state where your mind starts conjuring up strange images and sounds that feel almost real? For most people, it’s ...

Alkermes' experimental drug significantly improved wakefulness and reduced excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with a rare sleep disorder in a mid-stage study, it said on Wednesday. Shares of the ...

Some "sleeping beauty" syndrome sufferers can't wake up for weeks. August 13, 2010 -- When he was in high school, Eric Haller was a first-string center on the football team and also played on the ...

July 26, 2006 — -- Arielle Farber is a virtual prisoner in her own bedroom. She is trapped there sometimes by a mysterious condition that makes her need to sleep for weeks -- sometimes months -- ...

Avadel Pharmaceuticals announced that its drug LUMRYZTM received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA for treating Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH), a rare sleep disorder. This designation, based on the ...

Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare, chronic neurological disorder that causes people to feel excessively sleepy during the ...