The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, September 25, 2026
Narcolepsy Network, a national non-profit organization for people living with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Burgess as its new Executive Director. Liz has dedicated her career to mission-driven leadership, serving for more than 20 years as an Executive Director of a diverse range of nonprofit […]
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 […]
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 […]
ProSomnus Sleep Technologies announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Class II 510(k) clearance for its RPMO₂ OSA Device under the product codes DQA, LQZ, LRK, PLC, and OUG (FDA K252765). The RPMO2 OSA Device is the first theragnostic device for sleep medicine, incorporating both precision […]
Mount Sinai researchers have created an analytic tool using machine learning that can predict cardiovascular disease risk in millions of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a serious sleep disorder, according to findings recently published in Communications Medicine. The team said their study is the first to provide estimates of whether […]
Alkermes plc, announced the initiation of the Brilliance Studies, a phase 3 program evaluating the safety and efficacy of alixorexton compared to placebo in adults with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) and narcolepsy type 2 (NT2). Alixorexton is the company’s novel, investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist in development […]
Eisai Inc. announced today that screening for global Study E2086-G000-202 (Study 202) to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of E2086, a novel selective orexin-2 receptor, is now registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as NCT07493265. Study sites are also planned for Canada, China, Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Study 202 is a three-period, […]
Narcolepsy is a chronic condition in which someone feels excessively sleepy, occasionally falling asleep without warning. This can have a major impact on their daily lives, affecting not only their education and employment, but also their ability to drive, their relationships, and their emotional health. “It’s quite striking when you’re […]
AI software designed to help diagnose sleep apnea in children has achieved high accuracy in an NHS trial, with the findings independently reviewed by clinical specialists. Glasgow company Seluna tested its autoscoring and sleep staging software on 500 retrospective sleep studies from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Royal Hospital for […]
LivaNova PLC announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket approval (PMA) for the aura6000™ System for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The System utilizes proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation (p-HGNS), a differentiated neurostimulation modality, to treat OSA in patients with […]
