Sleep News

Teeth grinding linked to apnoea

New research found that nearly one in four patients with OSA suffers from night time teeth grinding.

Apnoea therapy improves golf game

Golfers who undergo treatment for sleep apnoea may improve their golf game as well as their overall health, shows new research.

Weekend lie-in keeps kids thin

Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study suggests.

Apnoea triggers irregular heartbeat

New research provides the first hard evidence that the characteristic snorting and gasping of sleep apnoea can spur potentially fatal heartbeat abnormalities.

Too little sleep wont make you fat

Skimping on sleep, is unhealthy, but it doesn't make people fat, according to a new study.

New op to stop snoring

Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure using heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is a minimally invasive and effective procedure which may cure snoring.

Old women sleep more, moan more

Older women may complain about their sleepless nights more than men do, but new research shows they're actually catching more Z's.

Long-term alcoholism affects sleep

Study shows that long-term alcoholism affects sleep even after long periods of abstinence, and the pattern is similar in both men and women.

Sleep deprivation, Alzheimer risk

If you're middle-aged, you might want to try a little harder to get a good night's sleep, new research suggests the right amount of slumber might keep Alzheimer's disease at bay

Long sleepers risk dementia

Older adults who sleep nine or more hours each day may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those who spend fewer hours in bed.