How a man and his dogs discovered the cause of narcolepsy – podcast

The Breakthrough prizes are described by their Silicon Valley founders as ‘the Oscars of science’, and while they are not as glamorous, they do come with a $3m award. This year, one of the prizes was dished out to Prof Emmanuel Mignot at Stanford University and Masashi Yanagisawa at the University of Tsukuba for their work uncovering the cause of narcolepsy. Their dis covery has opened the door to the development of treatments for this chronic and often debilitating condition. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Mignot about how he pinpointed the cause of narcolepsy, why it is similar to diabetes and what sleep mysteries he wants to solve nextContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Rudi Zygadlo, and the executive producer was Danielle Stephens Tags: Science Medical research Health Genetics Biology Source Type: news