Division of Sleep Medicine @ Harvard Medical School

Advancing
sleep science and
circadian biology

Calendar and Events

January 25, 2010
"The Effect of Sleep Related Exposures on Adipose Tissue"

January 27, 2010
"Clinical Implications of Sleep Switches"

February 1, 2010
"How Experience and Sleep Shape the Developing Neocortex"

February 7, 2010 - February 12, 2010
2010 Gordon Research Conference on Pineal Cell Biology

March 1, 2010
SGR title to be announced

March 22, 2010
Deadline for applications to the Training Grant

Seminars and Lectures

News and Announcements

GOT SLEEP?

Visit UnderstandingSleep.org for videos, essays and interactive features on sleep: why it matters & how to get it!

January 13, 2010 Publication
A 'Catch Up' Night Of Sleep Not Enough to Compensate

New research shows that chronic sleep loss over a few weeks results in much slower reaction times and profoundly poorer performance.

December 10, 2009 In the News
ABC News: "Adequate sleep tied to healthier diets in truckers"

Dr. Orfeu Buxton interviewed regarding recent public health study

November 30, 2009 In the News
Boston Globe: "Narcolepsy research triggers myriad brain studies"

Dr. Tom Scammell interviewed on how Narcolepsy research is "shedding light on everything from addiction to appetite."

November 19, 2009 In the News
Boston Globe: "Operating Over the Limit"

Dr. Czeisler reports that Massachusetts teaching hospitals still put surgical residents and patients at risk by forcing them to work shifts of 30 straight hours or more.

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