How animals helped solve the mystery of narcolepsy — 2026 Lasker Prize
Sleep is one of the foundational pillars of animal existence. Ground breaking research by Emmanuel Mignot (Stanford University School of Medicine) and Masashi Yanagisawa (University of Tsukuba) transformed our understanding of how we maintain wakefulness. The 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award honours their work in mice, rats and dogs, that sparked a revolution in sleep science and holds the potential to help millions of people around the world get better rest.
