Tag: serotonin and sleep

Serotonin Dysregulation in Narcolepsy Sleep Architecture: Why Your Brain’s Chemical Messenger Can’t Keep You Awake

Serotonin Dysregulation in Narcolepsy Sleep Architecture: Why Your Brain’s Chemical Messenger Can’t Keep You Awake

In 2017, scientists made mice with narcolepsy stop collapsing by flooding one tiny brain region with serotonin—here’s what that means for you.

The Paradox of Night Terrors in Adults and Anxiety Medication: When the Treatment Becomes the Trigger

The Paradox of Night Terrors in Adults and Anxiety Medication: When the Treatment Becomes the Trigger

The anxiety medication that saved your sanity might be stealing your sleep—or saving it. Even your doctor can’t predict which.