Deepa Burman, MD, FAASM, co-director of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discussed the potential contributors to pediatric insomnia and the role of a thorough assessment for effective management.

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Avidity Biosciences advances del-brax for FSHD, initiating a pivotal Phase 3 study while exploring accelerated FDA approval pathways.

Daniel Mikol, MD, PhD, chief medical officer at NervGen Pharma, provided clinical perspective on recently announced positive findings from a phase 1b/2a trial testing NVG-291 as a treatment for spinal cord injury.

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Funke Afolabi-Brown, MD, FAASM, chief executive officer of Restful Sleep MD, discussed the potential role of family dynamics and individualized planning in the effective management of pediatric sleep disorders.

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A new phase 2 study explores samelisant's potential to treat cataplexy in narcolepsy type 1, promising improved patient outcomes and safety.

New 5-year findings from the National RLS Opioid Registry presented at SLEEP 2025 highlight the long-term stability and dose trends of low-dose opioid therapy in patients with restless legs syndrome.

Switching to once-nightly sodium oxybate significantly improves sleep-related eating disorder in narcolepsy patients, enhancing overall treatment outcomes.

An interim analysis of an ongoing study suggested that the tonic motor activation demonstrated comparable short-term outcomes for both painful and painless forms of restless legs syndrome.

Findings from the Jazz DUET study presented at SLEEP 2025 showed that low-sodium oxybate reduced daytime sleepiness and improved sleep parameters in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2.

The neuroscientist and physician at Mount Sinai explored the role of sleep-dependent brain clearance in Alzheimer disease and how emerging research is challenging longstanding assumptions.

Data from a pair of phase 3 trials suggest that tirzepatide treatment may improve patient-reported measures of sleepiness in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity.

Prespecified analyses showed that obicetrapib significantly reduced primary outcome measure of Alzheimer disease biomarkers in both the overall population and APOE4 carriers.

New phase 2 trial data presented at SLEEP 2025 suggest TAK-861 significantly decreased microsleep frequency and delayed onset of first microsleep in individuals with narcolepsy type 1.

New analysis reveals insights on hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations in narcolepsy patients treated with once-nightly sodium oxybate.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of May 2025, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

A newly presented actigraphy-based algorithm demonstrated high accuracy in detecting daytime naps, offering insights into napping behavior changes in patients with narcolepsy type 1.

A recent analysis reveals the safety profile of once-nightly sodium oxybate for narcolepsy, highlighting low discontinuation rates and common adverse events.

A new study presented at SLEEP 2025 reported that more than one-quarter of pregnant women experienced restless legs syndrome, with prior history of the condition emerging as a significant risk factor.

New research reveals solriamfetol significantly enhances neuropsychological outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness.

Recent research reveals that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) shows no significant benefits for insomnia, highlighting the need for larger studies.

A newly presented study at SLEEP 2025 explored the practicality of various methods, such as the Apple Watch and polysomnogram, for assessing sleep in pediatric patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.