Sleeping Disorders
latest news & developments
Tired brains in need of a good night’s sleep
Do students need naps or will a good night’s sleep do the trick?
Night of the phone-loving zZzombies
The latest science shows that your phone might be stopping you from getting enough sleep, raising the risk of accidents, heart ailments and diabetes.
Work absenteeism costs SA economy R16bn a year
An estimated average of 15% of staff are absent on any given day – and only one in three people who do not go to work are actually physically ill.
Science of sleep: Getting ZZZs isn’t as easy as ABC
For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out how we sleep. They have their theories, but the bottom line is that you need eight hours a day.
Pill-popping insomniacs need an urgent wake-up call
One in 10 Britons regularly take a drug to help them to sleep. But is it time to stop popping zopiclone, temazepam and other tablets?