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Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections
Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections

Lung infections are the no 1 cause of death in the chronically ill.

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Nasal, Sinus Allergy & Infection
Nasal, Sinus Allergy & Infection

Australia has one of the highest allergy prevalence rates in the world.

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Asthma
Asthma

Asthma affects over 2.5 million Australians, or 1 in 9 people.

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Lung Cancer Research
Lung Cancer Research

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

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Sleep Loss and Performance
Sleep Loss and Performance

Poor sleep has substantial economic and social cost.

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Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy

People with narcolepsy have sleep attacks during the daytime.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

OSA can have serious impacts on health and daily life.

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Sleep-Wake Cycles and Shifts
Sleep-Wake Cycles and Shifts

The average shift worker sleeps one hour a day less than non-shift workers.

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Dedicated to investigating the causes of disease, finding better treatments and translating our discoveries into new clinical practice.

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The Woolcock Clinic specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep and breathing disorders and is internationally recognised as the top specialist sleep and respiratory health research institute in the world.

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Researchers concerned by high frequency of mucus cough in non-smokers
October 05, 2022

High frequency of mucus cough in non-smokers

Australians with asthma who've never smoked are coughing up mucus most days

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The impact of daylight saving on our teenage night owls
October 04, 2022

The impact of daylight saving on our teenage night owls

Daylight saving can affect the HSC exam performance of some teens

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Community-wide screening can end TB
September 13, 2022

Community-wide screening can end TB

Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, but it isn't history. Yet

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