Sleep

Parents who co-sleep with their young children can face judgement and criticism, especially when the children are primary-school aged. Yet, most people in the world co-sleep with their children at some point. Here's what some of those parents get out of it.

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common disorder that can have serious impacts, but most people don't even know they've got it. Here's a guide to getting help.

Animals can sleep on the wing, standing up, sitting in a tree or diving in the ocean. Many don't close their eyes, and some don't even have eyelids. Here are some of the strangest ways to snooze.

Sleep. It unites yet perplexes us all … so let's get some answers! Look back on our live Q&A sleep blog and tap into the minds of some of the country's best sleep scientists.

Whether it's lying awake thinking about the big game tomorrow, ruminating on past performances, or training regimes that start at 4:45am, solid sleep is often hard to come by for high-performance athletes and it can have lasting implications.

Humans didn't always sleep straight through the night, and we didn't always have to deal with a regulated work or school day. Modern culture is responsible for some of the most enduring misconceptions about sleep. Here are seven common myths. 

Most Australian high schools start the day by 9am but a sleep researcher says pushing the morning bell back later could have some major benefits for teenagers' health. 

Loved ones, mothers' groups, and TikTok feeds are full of suggestions about how to get bubs and kids sleeping better and for longer. One tip doing the rounds is magnesium spray.

Many things can influence how quickly we fall asleep. Music can help you fall asleep faster by shifting your focus and improving your mood.

Many parents suffer silently from lack of sleep, sometimes with devastating outcomes. Why is there so much conflicting information on baby sleep, and how can we support families to thrive? 

We all know the pain of a blaring alarm clock after a late night, but sleep deprivation does more than just bring our mood down. This is what happens when you consistently short change yourself of a good night's rest.

Scientists are harnessing the Tetris effect, a phenomenon described by people who play the classic 1980s video puzzle game, to help unlock dreams and treat post traumatic stress disorder.

Sleep displacement is the time between when you decide to go to bed and decide to go to sleep. Tech can play a role in lengthening that time, but it's not always a bad thing, experts say.

Australia's best athletes will test their strength, stamina, and endurance at the Olympics. So to, in a way, will those watching on from the couch in the dead of night.

Many people in regional Australia want an end to daylight saving, including those who passed a motion this week at the NSW Farmers Conference, and there is growing evidence to support them.

More than one-third of adults in Australia are not getting the recommended amount of sleep per night. Now, the over-tired are the target of the multi-billion-dollar "sleep tourism" industry, which promises a good night's sleep — for a fee.

US President Joe Biden has made a series of unfortunate name mistakes in the past week, including introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "President Putin". Brain scientists say referring to someone by the wrong name is a common mental slip due to the way our memory is categorised.

Getting some good shut-eye is important for your overall health and wellbeing. But slight changes like less daylight and a drop in temperatures can make that tough. Here's what experts say you can do to improve your winter sleep. 

Knowing how many hours a day you should sit, stand, move and sleep to be at your healthiest sounds like the wellness holy grail. A new study suggests the best way to spend your 24 hours (if you can).

Extracurricular activities such as sport and music have amazing benefits in the right doses but researchers say over-scheduling them can hurt teenagers' sleep and mental health.