Sleep & circadian
Narcolepsy type 1 is the loss of these neurons; the newest sleep drugs block their receptors.
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Narcolepsy type 1 is the loss of these neurons; the newest sleep drugs block their receptors.
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Review. Confirms both halves of the node: loss of hypocretin cells in humans causes narcolepsy type 1 with cataplexy, and that causal link produced a drug class — suvorexant and lemborexant approved for insomnia, daridorexant then filed.
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