Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies
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Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 21, 202612 min
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Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet. 00:28 The promise of a new narcolepsy drug Nature: First-of-its-kind narcolepsy drug opens door to new therapies for the brain 05:53 Human brain organoids kept alive for over five years Nature: Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab​​​​​​​ Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

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Hello and welcome to the Briefing Chat podcast, the Friday show where we talk about a couple of stories that have been highlighted in the Nature Briefing, nature's daily round up of the latest science news. And here with me to talk all things science this week is Marin Hunsberger. Marin, hi, how's it going?

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Hi, good, happy to be here as always. Well thank you for joining me and I'm very curious what you've brought to the Briefing Chat podcast this time. I'm really excited about this one.

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I mean, I'm excited every week because I think they're all really cool, but this one was a really interesting one. I'm assuming you've heard of narcolepsy.

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