Prevalence and Characteristics of Central Compared to Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Analyses from the Sleep Heart Health Study Cohort
A recent study published in the Journal SLEEP utilised data from 5,804 participants of the...
19 December, 2016
Medical Newsletter
Measurements of Smartphone Screen-Time Relationships with Demographics and Sleep
A recent study published in the open access journal PLOS detailed a quantitative relationship between...
19 December, 2016
THE COURSE OF SLEEP PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND ASSOCIATIONS TO REHOSPITALIZATIONS
A recent study published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing described the course of sleep...
19 December, 2016
Thunderstorm-asthma and pollen allergy
Thunderstorm-asthma has made headlines in Victoria recently after claiming the lives of two people and...
05 December, 2016
What is the STOP BANG?
The STOP BANG questionnaire is a screening tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). It was...
05 December, 2016
Effective Apnoea Hypopnoea Index: A New Measure of Effectiveness for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
A recent study published in this month’s issue of SLEEP has assessed a new measure...
05 December, 2016
Assessment of the effect of bariatric surgery on severe obstructive sleep apnea patients not tolerating CPAP therapy
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is more and more prevalent worldwide accompanying with high rates in...
05 December, 2016
Researchers study diagnostic error in asthma, COPD
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been awarded a $1.5 million grant...
26 October, 2016
Sleep and Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis
Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). It is...
25 October, 2016
Sleep-Wake Differences in Relative Regional Cerebral Metabolic Rate for Glucose among Patients with Insomnia Compared with Good Sleepers.
Hypothesis – insomnia involves an altered pattern of activity in brain regions most strongly associated...
25 October, 2016