Sleep Enquiry
In January 2023 the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) and Sleep Health Foundation submitted a policy...
24 August, 2023
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Normal Polysomnography Parameters in Healthy Adults
Normal Polysomnography Parameters in Healthy Adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis This systematic review and meta-analysis...
26 July, 2023
New National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry
Marking the start of a new way to monitor respiratory health in the workplace, the...
04 July, 2023
Therapies available on the PBS for Narcolepsy
The following article is an edited excerpt from ASA’s Submission 16 for the inquiry into...
01 June, 2023
The role of clock genes in sleep and stress
Circadian clock genes form the basis of our 24-hour physiological and behavioural clock. The transcription...
30 May, 2023
Varenicline administration for smoking cessation may reduce Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
Varenicline is used for smoking cessation as it inhibits the binding of nicotine to receptors...
29 May, 2023
Go to bed, please
How many times have you repeated this phrase in your head while watching your child...
13 April, 2023
Cholinergic basal forebrain degeneration due to sleep-disordered breathing exacerbates pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
It is theorised that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) develops when the cleavage of amyloid precursor protein...
31 March, 2023
Effect of humidified versus non-humidified CPAP on inflammatory response and nasopharyngeal symptoms in healthy participants.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is associated with high prevalence of local naso-pharyngeal side effects,...
31 March, 2023
Improvements in cognitive function and quantitative sleep electroencephalogram in obstructive sleep apnoea after six months of continuous positive airway pressure treatment.
CPAP therapy is the ‘gold standard’ in treating OSA, however the reported positive benefits are...
31 March, 2023