Understanding Sleep

Sleep Talk: Episode 31 – Sleep 2018
Interested in the latest research on sleep discussed by world experts? Check out this update from the Sleep 2018 meeting in Baltimore.
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Dreams. Do they have meaning?
Throughout history there have been lots of theories about the content of dreams and meaning of dreams. Do dreams really have meaning?
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Sleep Talk: Episode 30 – Traumatic Brain Injury
Sleep problems are very common in people with traumatic brain injury. What can sleep problems in this group and what can be done about them?
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Sleep Talk: Episode 29 – Sleep and Cancer 2
The body clock is important in cancer, with shift workers exposed to light at night having increased cancer risk, and the emerging field of chronotherapeutics changing the way we think about the timing of chemotherapy to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatments.
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Sleep Talk: Episode 28 – Sleep and Cancer 1
Sleep problems are very common in people with cancer. What can be done to help address sleep difficulties in people with cancer?
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Sleep Talk: Episode 27 – Hyperarousal
How you think and behave during the day impacts on sleep and can result in the brain being over stimulated at night. This is hyperarousal. How does it impact sleep and what can be done about it?
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Busy? What’s busy got to do with sleep?
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Alcohol and sleep: What are the effects?
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Performance in sport. What’s the best way to manage sleep?
Getting good sleep is important in optimising performance in sport. But it's also important for athletes not to get too anxious about sleep.
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Sleep Talk: Episode 26 – Sleep Around the World
Understanding sleep beliefs and behaviours in different cultures can help better understand your own beliefs about sleep, and in turn change your expectations around sleep.
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