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Nearly one third of Australian adults are getting less than the recommended seven hours of sleep, with young adults (ages 18–34) emerging as the most sleep deprived and most affected by the consequences of poor sleep, reveals a new study by Flinders University and the Sleep Health Foundation

The prevalence of short sleep duration and sleep disturbances among working-age adults in Poland – a secondary analysis

A radical shift is needed in how people think about sleep, with experts warning that poor rest is quietly fuelling anxiety, depression and reduced productivity

“Go to bed!” – it’s a phrase most teenagers have heard countless times. For many young people, bedtime is easily pushed aside in favour of Netflix, gaming or just another scroll on their phone. Most already know that sleep is important for concentration, mood and learning. Now, there’s new evidence that it matters for metabolic…

By&nbspWessam Al Jurdi&nbsp&&nbspيورونيوز Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2

The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has named Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., chair of its board of directors, placing the internationally recognized sleep and fatigue expert at the helm of the organization’s efforts to advance sleep health, safety and public education

Poor sleep and pain often reinforce each other. Pain can make sleep harder to come by, and lost sleep can make pain feel more intense

International sleep and fatigue expert will champion NSF’s sleep health and safety mission

Rearchers in Australia suggest that interactions between sleep habits and a specific gene may influence early brain and cognitive changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, long before symptoms emerge

COVID-19 is associated with a significantly increased risk of new-onset obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), according to novel research