An experiment in science writing — is simpler better?Take a look at these two articles. Both of them describe a paper from researchers in Grenoble, France, who are studying the effects of…Aug 21Aug 21
IH less rare than we thought?A rare sleep disorder — idiopathic hypersomnia or IH, which I wrote an entire book about — may be not as rare as previously thought.Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Idiopathic hypersomnia has arrivedAt the recent SLEEP 2022 conference in Charlotte, I saw signs that idiopathic hypersomnia had arrived, as a focus of both scientific…Jun 16, 20221Jun 16, 20221
Kleine-Levin syndrome: the fish that got awayFor hundreds of people around the world, Kleine Levin syndrome (KLS) is a mysterious demon that periodically blankets their lives in sleep…Apr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
PTZ’s convulsive historyThe pro-convulsant drug pentylenetetrazol or PTZ has a fascinating history. PTZ’s first medical uses in the 1920s predate the discovery of…Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
Q&A on narcolepsy/hypersomniaIn October, someone with idiopathic hypersomnia contacted me with a series of insightful questions. It reminded me why I started writing…Dec 6, 20201Dec 6, 20201
The downfall of “idiopathic recurring stupor”In the spring and summer of 1997, residents of Camigliano, a community in Tuscany near Lucca, began falling asleep under mysterious…Dec 6, 20202Dec 6, 20202
