Unlocking the Secrets of the Sleep-Onset Period
The sleep-onset period is a fascinating phase of sleep where creativity flourishes. This semi-lucid state,...
10 November, 2024
Medical Newsletter
Ion Channel Knockdown Improves Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome in Mice
With the increasing rate of obesity in Australia, obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and obstructive sleep...
13 December, 2022
ASA lobbies the new Australian Government
The Australasian Sleep Association have recently published an update detailing some recent lobbying it has...
07 December, 2022
A Novel Prediction Tool Could be Used as an Alternative to a 6-Minute Walk Test for Immobile Individuals
A six-minute walk test (6MWT) is an analytical exercise used to assess functional exercise capacity...
10 November, 2022
Correlations Between FEF25-75% and Predicted Airway Dysfunctions
A recent study suggests that a reduced predicted FEF25%-75% value, representing small-airways function, was an...
15 September, 2022
Similar effect of hypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnoea in 5 disease severity categories
The emergent field of sleep medicine is always looking for new, effective ways to treat...
15 August, 2022
Telemedicine compared to standard face-to-face care for continuous positive airway pressure treatment: real-world Australian experience
Kosky et al recently published a study in the Journal of Sleep looking into the...
21 July, 2022
Reactivating Developmental Transcription Factors through Epigenetic Dysregulation may be Beneficial in treating the Remodelling aspect of PAH
A new publication in the Science Transitional Medicine journal outlines a study which assesses the...
20 June, 2022
Once-nightly sodium oxybate (FT218) demonstrated improvement of symptoms in a phase 3 randomized clinical trial in patients with narcolepsy
Kushida et al have recently published their findings of a phase 3 randomsed clinical trial...
17 June, 2022
The sleeping disease, narcolepsy
The sleeping disease or known by its medical term Narcolepsy, affects 1 in 2000 individuals....
10 June, 2022