Often the cause of snoring, sleep apnoea is actually a serious condition that can have a big impact on health and the development of chronic diseases.
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Sleep is vital for good health but more may not always be better for everyone. In fact, a growing body of research shows that it may increase your risk of early mortality.
We all have a poor night’s sleep from time to time: those nights when you lie awake for hours trying desperately to go to sleep but can’t stop worrying about tomorrow. Or when you repeatedly wake up throughout…
It’s 6.30am and after a long holiday break, your alarm clock is insistently telling you it’s time to get out of bed. For many people – me included – the automatic reaction is to hit the snooze…
Throughout our lives we experience changes in sleep patterns and in the amount of sleep we need. While babies sleep between 16 and 18 hours per day, this is reduced to approximately seven to eight hours…
People who sleep five hours or less a night are more likely to snack after dinner and gain more weight than those who get a full night’s rest, a new study has found. Staying awake burns more energy than…
You can run a marathon, fly over foreign lands, fight to the death with a two-headed dragon … all while you lie peacefully in your bed. This is the beauty of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, where most…
People with three insomnia symptoms have a three-fold higher risk of heart failure than people with no insomnia, a large study has found, but the researchers stopped short of saying sleep problems caused…
In my clinical work with pregnant and postnatal mums experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, few issues are reported as consistently as sleep deprivation. Parents who spend the first year of their child’s…
Ever have those moments on weekends or public holidays when you wake at your usual time, then realise there’s no pressing need to get up? If you go back for another couple of hours of shut-eye and use…
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder, where the upper airway repeatedly collapses during sleep. During an obstructive breathing event, someone with OSA continues…
Researchers have conducted the first high-quality, randomised trial comparing the effect on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA…
Snoring itself, without the more serious sleep apnea disorder, does not increase mortality or cardiovascular disease. A world-first…
Sleep disruptions could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say. Studying mice models, researchers found…
Insomnia is far from a modern concept, with sleep remedies such as opioids, chamomile and valerian root recorded in the earliest existing medical writings. The word insomnia itself dates back to at least…
Sleeping pills provide no real benefit for insomnia and are counter productive. A new study has found hypnotic drugs temporarily…
Any parent will tell you the meaning of the saying “slept like a baby” is completely opposite to reality. Thankfully, many parents succeed in establishing a routine to their baby’s initial erratic sleep…
Two powerful brain chemical systems work together to paralyse skeletal muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. The…
Mutations in the gene BTBD9 which is believed to be associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) in humans has been found…
Sleep matters – and yet many of us know how difficult it can be to get enough unbroken slumber. Research has shown that getting less than seven to eight hours’ sleep daily is associated with increased…
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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