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This condition’s prevalence is rising worldwide, and it is very treatable, but disparities in access to care remain.
In 1619, a loud sound and a bright flash of light woke philosopher René Descartes from a dream. Was it divine revelation – or exploding head syndrome?
Tik Tok, Instagram, Youtube… Social Media is driving offline disorders among teenagers, suggests a large-scale report by French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses).
Why melatonin is not a simple fix for childhood sleep problems.
Lying awake at night doesn’t necessarily mean you have insomnia. Here’s what it could be instead.
Medicinal cannabis use has increased rapidly in Australia over recent years. But there’s limited evidence it helps the conditions it’s most commonly prescribed for.
This arrangement can have benefits. But it doesn’t have to be permanent, and doesn’t have to mean the end of intimacy.
Is there any science behind this TikTok trend? Cognitive shuffling attempts to mimic the thinking patterns good sleepers typically have before drifting off.
Mounjaro leads to weight loss, which can help patients with sleep apnoea.
The current system − daylight saving time and early school start times − wastes billions while causing more car accidents, workplace injuries and health issues.
The rare sleep disorder has been used as a defence in several recent sexual assault cases.
There’s no cure for restless legs syndrome – a distressing disorder that mainly affects sufferers at night – but there are ways to manage and reduce symptoms.
Hypnosis is safe and can work as both a stand-alone or a complementary treatment with other therapies.
It’s normal to wake up several times during the night, even if you don’t remember it. But feeling sleepy during the day could be a sign there’s something else going on.
As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about narcolepsy. If you have, your perception may have been formed by the portrayals in media like in The Boys or The Simpsons.
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.
You’ve tried everything to get some sleep, but nothing’s working. Here’s what not to do, and what works.
Most movies tend to minimise or exaggerate insomnia symptoms. Insomnia is also rarely depicted as an illness that can be treated.
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Honorary Affiliate and Clinical Psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, and Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Research Professor and Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, Adelaide University
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Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Director, Care Collaborate Connect, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Clinical Affiliate, Stanford University
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Professor, Monash University
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Deputy Director Phoenix Australia Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor, Macquarie University
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University