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    The mortality risk of night-time and daytime insomnia symptoms in an older population

    The current study examined the association between insomnia symptoms and all-cause mortality in older adults (≥ 65 years). Data was used from 1969 older adults [M = 78 years, SD = 6.7 years] who participated in t...

    Amy Harvey, Hannah Scott, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Leon Lack in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Sleep’s role in the development and resolution of adolescent depression

    Two adolescent mental health fields — sleep and depression — have advanced largely in parallel until about four years ago. Although sleep problems have been thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, em...

    Michael Gradisar, Michal Kahn, Gorica Micic, Michelle Short in Nature Reviews Psychology (2022)

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    A Review of the Potential Impacts of Wind Farm Noise on Sleep

    Adequate sleep is important for good health and well-being, and inadequate sleep leads to impaired attention and performance. Persistent poor sleep is also associated with cognitive and metabolic impairment, c...

    Gorica Micic, Branko Zajamsek, Leon Lack, Kristy Hansen, Con Doolan in Acoustics Australia (2018)

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    Circadian rhythms and insomnia

    Circadian rhythms strongly influence when we are sleepy and when we are alert. If the timing of these rhythms is later than normal, it can contribute to sleep onset insomnia. If the timing is earlier than norm...

    Leon C. Lack, Nicole Lovato, Gorica Micic in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2017)