Daylight Saving – Good or Bad?
Whilst daylight saving time gives us more hours of light in the evening during summer, it can have negative impacts on health.
Awake or Asleep?
It can be hard to tell whether you are awake or asleep, particularly for people with insomnia. How can this happen?
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Sleep Talk: Episode 36 – Naps
Are naps a good idea? How long should naps be? How can you get better at napping? Listen to this episode of Sleep Talk as we tackle these questions.
Medication for insomnia
What’s the role of medication for insomnia? Although the best long term treatments for insomnia are non-drug strategies to change thinking and behaviour around sleep, there is a role for [...]
Sleep Talk: Episode 16 – Orexin & Suvorexant
Orexin is a 'master controller' of the sleep wake control system. It stimulates the wake-promoting system and stabilises the switching between wake and sleep.
Suvorexant: A New Treatment for Insomnia
Orexin is one of the key neurotransmitters in the regulation of sleep and wake. Suvorexant, an orexin antagonist is a new treatment for insomnia.
How can relaxation help insomnia?
Relaxation for insomnia Relaxation has been practised for many years, with meditative forms of Hindu yoga dating back over 5000 years. Over time, the types of relaxation have changed and more [...]
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Sleep Talk: Episode 8 – Sleep 2016 Update
In this update from Sleep 2016, we discuss the latest research in hypersomnia, insomnia, circadian rhythms and sleep technologies.
What is cognitive therapy for insomnia?
What is cognitive therapy? How does it help improve sleep? When people have had trouble sleeping for more than a couple of weeks, and shorter in some cases, it can change the way they think about [...]
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