The Mong Lab

Congratulations to our newest Dr. on the block, Dr. Katrina Williams, who successfully defended her thesis today!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/02/women-men-sleep-differences_n_5242333.html?1399033326

How Women Sleep Differently Than Men -- And Why It Matters Women take longer to fall asleep. They report feeling more sleepiness. They have an increased risk of insomnia. And they even spend more time in deep sleep, compared to men. But the understanding of why s*x differences in sleep exist -- and how th...

Congratulations to Danielle for her recent publication in Endocrinology! Check out the paper to learn more about how gonadal steroids modulate sleep and wakefulness, and why s*x differences in sleep are important.

http://press.endocrine.org/doi/abs/10.1210/en.2013-1624