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Deadline for the 2015 HFC Scholarship Approaching!
The deadline (April 25, 2015) is fast approaching to apply for the 2015 Hypersomnia Conference scholarship, but your chances of being selected have significantly improved. Over the past week, several anonymous donors have paid for additional... read >
Share the Journey
Coming to terms with having a chronic condition such as idiopathic hypersomnia, Kleine-Levin syndrome, or narcolepsy often involves a long and sometimes convoluted process. Unfortunately, the journey does not end once the correct diagnosis is reached.... read >
University of Michigan Offers Free Sleep Course Online
The University of Michigan, through Coursera, is offering a free online course entitled Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society starting on April 6, 2015. Beginning with an overview of the molecular basis of sleep and covering a general review of... read >
HF Offers First HF Conference Scholarship
The Board of Directors of the Hypersomnia Foundation is pleased to announce the First Hypersomnia Foundation Conference Scholarship. This scholarship will cover the conference registration for one person to the Building Our Future Together conference to... read >
First Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trial of a Treatment for Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Narcolepsy without cataplexy
NeuroTrials, Inc., has begun recruiting people to take part in the testing of a new treatment for idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy without cataplexy. This small phase 1 study will test the safety and efficacy of a drug that is taken by mouth and... read >
Apply for the Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship!
Are you a high school senior planning to attend a four-year university and have narcolepsy? Considering applying for the Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship! Are you a high school senior planning to attend a four-year university and have narcolepsy?... read >
Register to Attend the 2015 HFRC
Let's kindle the flame! Register to attend the conference today. Socrates once said, "Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel." Sitting in school as a young person, you may remember feeling as if your teachers were the vessels... read >
Awareness: The Key to Unlocking the Mystery of IH
Without awareness, we are lost. Before you knew that idiopathic hypersomnia existed, before you connected your symptoms or those of a loved one with an actual neurologic disorder called IH, you had no awareness. Physicians who have not been... read >
2014 Hypersomnia Conference DVD Set Is Now Available to Order!
On March 8, 2014, the first Hypersomnia Conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Featured guest speakers included: David Rye, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology at Emory University Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Neurology... read >