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Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies
NatureFriday, August 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02626-x Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02626-x Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.
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Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02626-x Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies
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