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More research is needed to understand the neurophysiological changes in the brain that occur when we’re awake during the circadian night.

Jacqueline Lane, PhD, is a sleep genetics and circadian rhythms researcher investigating the connections between sleep quality and disease.

Some people wake up early like clockwork with a chipper attitude and are eager to start the day. Then there those who have a bit of a slower start, but stay up till the wee hours claiming they’re most productive at night. Sound familiar? It turns out those waking habits may be embedded in our genes,Read more

Two Mass General clinicians were recently featured in an article about the causes of night sweats and how to treat them. Here are five things to know.

Three recent studies from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital that look at the connections between sleep and health.

A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital are exploring the role of lifestyle factors such as stress in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

A Mass General research team is investigating if boosting a specific brain activity during sleep can help treat learning and memory deficits in schizophrenia patients.

Anxious people often don’t sleep well and poor sleep is a symptom of many psychiatric disorders, including anxiety.

It’s the night before a big meeting at work—or a race you’ve been training months for—and you want to do everything you can to get the next day off to a great start. How much sleep do you need to be at your best? Jacqueline Lane, PhD For years, the magic number for a goodRead more

The Society for Neuroscience recently named Mass General researcher Laura Lewis, PhD, a recipient of the Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award.