Research Discovery Scientists discover secret to waking up alert and refreshed New study from HWNI member Matthew Walker’s Center for Human Sleep Science lab and collaborators.KailyssNovember 30, 2022
Research Discovery Sleepless and selfish: Lack of sleep makes us less generous New study from HWNI member Matthew Walker’s lab, led by research scientist Eti Ben Simon.KailyssOctober 18, 2022
News From molecules to memories Neuroscience PhD student Gergey Mousa explains how HWNI scientists cross disciplines to understand neurodegenerative diseases.KailyssMay 4, 2022
Announcement New study of the brain’s circuitry will track Parkinson’s disease from its origins HWNI member Yang Dan is part of the collaboration, funded by the ASAP initiative.Natalie TerranovaNovember 4, 2021
Announcement Yang Dan awarded endowed chair Congratulations to Yang Dan on being appointed the Nan Fung Life Sciences Chancellor's Chair in…Natalie TerranovaNovember 17, 2020
Announcement Kriegsfeld, Dan, and Kaufer win 2020 Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge Congratulations to the HWNI team who won our Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge!Natalie TerranovaNovember 12, 2020
Research Discovery How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer’s disease begins The Walker and Jagust labs found that sleep quality can predict accumulation of beta-amyloid.Natalie TerranovaSeptember 3, 2020
Research Discovery Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep The Knight and Walker labs have discovered how to identify REM sleep in EEG recordings.Natalie TerranovaAugust 7, 2020
Announcement Sleep researcher Matthew Walker wins Carl Sagan science prize Congratulations to professor Matthew Walker for winning the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization!Natalie TerranovaAugust 5, 2020