Science Stories
We strive to put patient priorities first in our research, advancing our understanding of sleep conditions and the needs of those with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.
Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a debilitating neurologic sleep disorder characterized by chronic excessive daytime sleepiness. Despite the physical and mental impact of the condition, the road to diagnosis and appropriate treatment can be long and filled with challenges.
Those who have recently heard the words ’you have cancer’ or ’we need to start you on a treatment regimen right away’ may have experienced overwhelming feelings around the extensive list of possible side effects from treatment.
While the oncology community is large, Jazz focuses on smaller groups of people facing unique challenges and difficult odds, such as those living with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). In the U.S., approximately 13 percent of lung cancers are small cell and nearly 30,000 new cases of SCLC are recorded in the U.S. every year.