Sleep fragmentation alone did not impair glucose control, but morning caffeine consumption impaired postprandial glucose metabolism. The study addresses a gap in research by investigating how caffeine affects glucose control after disrupted sleep, with potential modulation by genetic variation in caffeine metabolism.
A person describes recurring dreams of their house spinning, triggered by heat in their east-facing bedroom. In one dream from August 2023, the dream diverged when an angry woman appeared at the door demanding they stop spinning the house.
Masashi Yanagisawa, a sleep researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center, received the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for discovering orexin, a brain peptide whose absence causes narcolepsy. His work has led to transformational treatments, including a newly FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy Type 1.