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Asthma
Asthma

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

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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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Childhood Asthma
Childhood Asthma

Asthma is more common in children than adults & more common in boys than girls.

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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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Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy

People with narcolepsy have sleep attacks during the daytime.

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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

OHS has significant health and social impacts.

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Sleep, Ageing & Dementia
Sleep, Ageing & Dementia

Poor sleep is associated with brain-ageing related health problems.

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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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Treating sleep apnoea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline
May 20, 2022

Treating sleep apnoea can improve memory

Our study shows benefits for people experiencing cognitive decline

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Looking for an app to help you manage your hay fever? We can help
May 09, 2022

Looking for an app to help manage your hay fever?

We're working to make the proliferation of hay fever apps more manageable

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Should you reset your sleep expectations?
May 04, 2022

Should you reset your sleep expectations?

Get our resources for a better night's sleep

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