FDA Approves First Drug to Treat a Cause of Narcolepsy

FDA Approves First Drug to Treat a Cause of Narcolepsy

But now there’s a drug that addresses one of the biological mechanisms involved in narcolepsy. On Aug. 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Orzeyful, or oveporexton, which targets the orexin pathway that orchestrates the brain’s sleeping and wake cycles. Without orexin, the brain loses the ability to control when the body sleeps and…

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Andrew Garfield Reveals His Unexpected Side Project

Andrew Garfield Reveals His Unexpected Side Project

Andrew Garfield is singing a surprising tune.  After showcasing his singing abilities in 2021’s tick, tick…BOOM!, the Oscar nominee revealed that he is indeed keeping music close to his heart through an unexpected musical endeavor. “I do have a band, we do Bugsy Malone covers,” Garfield exclusively told E! News’ Will Marfuggi, referencing the 1976…

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CNN Condemns the White House’s Attacks on Journalist Kristen Holmes: Here’s What to Know

CNN Condemns the White House’s Attacks on Journalist Kristen Holmes: Here’s What to Know

“Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question,” the White House said, tagging Holmes in the post. “They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive. It’s quite troubling.” In addition to CNN’s official statement, many of Holmes’ colleagues fired back at the White House for…

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12 Books That Trace the Contradictions Running Through Elite Higher Education

12 Books That Trace the Contradictions Running Through Elite Higher Education

Discussions about higher education in America—and, more specifically, elite higher ed—tend to be polarized, rapidly leap-frogging between exposés of systemic corruption, hand-wringing over students’ politics and uncritical defenses of institutional prestige. Yet hyperbolic narratives do little to dissect the inner workings of modern universities as the complex, evolving ecosystems that they are. This reading list…

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As A.I. Majors Grow, Universities Race to Keep Curricula Relevant

As A.I. Majors Grow, Universities Race to Keep Curricula Relevant

Christian Vivas has spent more than 15 years running a photography and video studio and, for the past year, working as an artificial intelligence strategist at an advertising software company in Miami. Yet despite that seemingly successful career, the 38-year-old has returned to school, enrolling at Miami Dade College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in…

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