wakefulness
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Takeda Pharmaceutical’s 4502 2.96%increase; up pointing triangle Orzeyful, the first medication to treat narcolepsy by targeting a brain chemical that regulates wakefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It links the brain to the spinal cord and controls breathing, heartbeat, sleep, wakefulness and movement.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
This brain region also receives signals involved in regulating sleep and wakefulness.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
Medications such as modafinil are sometimes used to promote wakefulness, but these drugs have mainly been studied in overnight workers and can interfere with sleep later in the day.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Olmsted was nearly seventy, his mouth aflame, his head roaring, each night a desert of wakefulness.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
