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Sleep Medicine Physician Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown Launches Online Insomnia Program, Joins HumanUp as Expert Sleep Partner
Behavioral & Mental Health Partnerships

Sleep Medicine Physician Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown Launches Online Insomnia Program, Joins HumanUp as Expert Sleep Partner

Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, a board-certified sleep medicine physician and founder of The Restful Sleep Place, is expanding her national reach through a series of initiatives, including a new role as sleep expert for the parenting platform HumanUp, a feature in Sleep Review Magazine, and the launch of a comprehensive online insomnia program […]

Alkermes Presents Additional Data From Vibrance-1 Phase 2 Study of Alixorexton in Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1 at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2026 Annual Meeting
Clinical Insights & Research Narcolepsy Pharmacological

Alkermes Presents Phase 2 Alixorexton Data in Narcolepsy Type 1 at AAN 2026

Alkermes plc presents new data from the Vibrance-1 phase 2 study evaluating alixorexton in patients with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place April 18-22, 2026 in Chicago. Alixorexton is a novel, investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist in development for the treatment […]

New AI Technology to Speed Drug Development
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Technology to Speed Drug Development

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed a bold new approach to drug development and discovery that could dramatically accelerate the creation of new medicines. UVA’s Nikolay V. Dokholyan, PhD, and colleagues have developed a suite of artificial intelligence-powered tools, called YuelDesign, YuelPocket and YuelBond, that work together to […]

Narcolepsy Network Announces Addition of Two New Board Members
Industry News Narcolepsy Patient Advocacy & Awareness

Narcolepsy Network Announces Addition of Two New Board Members

Narcolepsy Network, a national non-profit organization for people living with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), is proud to announce the appointment of Desireé Gorbea-Finalet and Mike Heil to its Board of Directors. Both new members live with narcolepsy and will bring fresh perspectives and deep advocacy experience to the organization as it prepares to […]

Exit 156 Capital and NightWare Announce Strategic Investment Partnership
Industry News Partnerships

NightWare Announce Strategic Investment Partnership

NightWare, Inc. and Exit 156 Capital announced a strategic investment by Exit 156 in NightWare’s ongoing Series C financing. NightWare is the maker of the only FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutic indicated for nightmare disorder in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The partnership unites a Minneapolis-based growth-stage digital health company […]

Dreem Health Joins Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector As The Platform’s First Sleep Health Provider
Industry News Technology

Dreem Health Joins Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector As The Platform’s First Sleep Health Provider

Dreem Health, a leading virtual sleep clinic managed by Sunrise Group, has become the first sleep care service to join Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector. Amazon customers eligible for insurance-covered sleep services can discover and enroll in Dreem Health’s personalized care when browsing for healthcare services. More than 70 million Americans live with sleep […]