Loud snoring, gasping and restless sleep can signal obstructive sleep apnoea. Daytime signs may include hyperactivity and poor concentration.
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Ozempic-style drugs have been flagged as possible treatments for cancer, dementia, endo, addiction and more. An expert explains what the evidence really says.
This condition’s prevalence is rising worldwide, and it is very treatable, but disparities in access to care remain.
The new guidelines, updated for the first time since 2017, lower the threshold for hypertension treatment and offer a more personalized approach.
Snoring solutions start with understanding your anatomy.
How Cpap reshapes your airway while you sleep.
Mounjaro leads to weight loss, which can help patients with sleep apnoea.
A new review looks at the safety and effectiveness of mouth taping during sleep for conditions such as sleep apnoea. The news isn’t so good.
The neck’s vitality and vulnerability are rooted in a quirky evolutionary history.
No simple treatments for sleep apnoea exists. But is taping your mouth shut really a solution?
Sleep habits can be improved by making shifts in both daytime and evening routines.
South Africa’s national survey of food and nutrition security identifies the areas most in need.
Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?
Having both conditions at the same time increases your risk of dying prematurely. But it can be treated. Here’s what’s involved.
Poor sleep deprives First Nations people of the chance to connect with culture. So they co-designed a sleep apnoea program they’d actually use.
Sweating is the normal way the body cools itself off. But waking up every night with sweat-drenched sheets is not – especially if you have other symptoms too.
REM sleep behavior disorder is characterized by acting out dreams, which may include shouting, kicking and punching during sleep.
Snoring and sleep apnoea can cause issues such as tiredness during the day for the person snoring and their bed partner. What treatments are available?
A new study has found in those with cognitive decline, memory can be improved by treating sleep apnoea.
Kids may not be able to communicate when they’re sleepy, or perhaps can’t even identify this. Then there’s always the fear of missing out on things going on in the waking world.
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Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
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Research Manager at MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Professor and Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor and insomnia therapist, Regent's University London
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Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Southern California
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor of Practice, Human Sciences Research Council
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Research Fellow, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Director of Sleep Science and associate professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral research associate, Flinders University
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Professor Emeritus, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)