12. Don't Sleep On Us - Part 2
Sep 07, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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Episode description
Welcome to part two of our two part series of “Don’t Sleep on Us” where Nicole covers the mechanisms of a chronic sleep disorder. In part one Lilah covered the testimonies of two gals who suffer from this disorder and now we learn how, why, and what the sickness is going on. Enjoy!
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Cheers!
Sources:
National Institute of Neurological disorders and Stroke
Stanford Medicine: Center for Narcolepsy
History of Narcolepsy by Emmanuel Mignot
Hypocretin/orexin system by I. O. Ebrahim
Why narcolepsy is an autoimmune condition by Ana Sandoiu
Topics covered:
- The mechanisms of narcolepsy
- Recent research discoveries of narcolepsy's connection to autoimmune conditions
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