2026.08.24
Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa’s Orexin Research and the Newly Approved Orexin Receptor Agonist for Narcolepsy Featured in The Economist
An article on orexin — a neuropeptide whose discovery and study have been led by Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa, Director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba — has been published by the British magazine The Economist.
The article, released on August 11, focuses on the orexin receptor agonist approved in August as a treatment for narcolepsy. It traces the history of orexin research and explores how orexin-targeting therapies may expand to a range of other brain and neurological disorders in the years ahead.
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“The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment” |
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The Economist |
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The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment | The Economist |