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Happy March! Did you know that March is Women’s History Month? While you are celebrating all the amazing women throughout history this entire month, don’t forget that there are also lots of other fun (and offbeat) celebrations in March, including National Pi Day (3.14 or...
Continue ReadingHappy February! This month is full of celebrations – the Lunar New Year (it’s the Year of the Pig), Black History Month, Presidents’ Day, and the sweetest day of all – Valentine’s Day! But since February is also the shortest month, that means you won’t...
Continue ReadingIn December’s SomnusNooze, we featured Part 1 of a 2-part Summary of the research findings presented at the 7th International Symposium on Narcolepsy, which was held earlier this fall in Boston. Prominent sleep medicine researchers and physicians, pharmaceutical company executives and representatives from patient advocacy...
Continue ReadingThe 7th International Symposium on Narcolepsy, held in Boston earlier this fall, gathered both basic and clinical researchers from around the globe so they could share their latest findings with each other to help advance the field. Representatives from several patient support groups, including the...
Continue ReadingIn this month’s “In Case You Missed It,” we highlight some of the most important news and social media posts about the Hypersomnia Foundation, idiopathic hypersomnia, and other sleep disorders from the past 4-5 weeks. From a planned HF educational meeting in Seattle in June...
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The Hypersomnia Foundation (HF) was delighted to participate in this September’s 7th International Symposium on Narcolepsy. The HF was invited, along with three other patient advocacy groups “to bring important and diverse perspectives on how best to advocate for and support patients with narcolepsy and...
Continue ReadingIn case you missed it, here are highlights from our social media to keep you up-to-date! From HF board members raising hypersomnia awareness at the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Conference to an insightful commentary from a science writer living with IH, we’ve got you covered! A DAY...
Continue ReadingLast month’s HF Conference in Baltimore was an amazing experience, for both attendees and presenters. The numbers speak for themselves: Almost 200 persons in attendance (including patients, their families and supporters, medical professionals and researchers, and pharmaceutical and other industry representatives) Over 15 presenters and...
Continue ReadingThis month, we begin a new SomnusNooze series entitled “In Case You Missed It!” This series will highlight topics relating to sleep disorders that have been in the news and/or in our recent social media posts. Check here each month to make sure that you...
Continue ReadingThe Hypersomnia Foundation (HF) and its Board have just completed a week of very successful events in Baltimore to raise awareness of idiopathic hypersomnia (IH). Isabelle Arnulf, MD, PhD Sorbonne University, Paris First, the HF held its #BeyondSleepy Conference on June 2-3, attracting nearly 200 attendees....
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