Useful Sleep Links
Sleep-Related Professional Societies, Support Groups and Information Websites
Australia
- Australasian Chronobiology Society
- Australasian Sleep Technologists Association
- Australian Lung Foundation
- Australian Society for Medical Research
- My Medical Career
- Narcolepsy and Overwhelming Daytime Sleepiness Society of Australia (NODSS)
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Restless Legs Syndrome Australia
- Sleep Disorders Australia
- Sleep Health Foundation
- Sleep Apnoea Association of New Zealand
- Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand
- Teenage Sleep e-book
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Americas
- American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Association of Medical Chronobiology and Chronotherapeutics
- American Association of Sleep Technologists
- American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine
- American Board of Sleep Medicine
- American Sleep Apnea Association
- American Sleep Association
- American Sleep Medicine Foundation
- American Thoracic Society
- Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) (USA)
- Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (USA)
- Canadian Sleep Society (CSS) / Société Canadienne du Sommeil (SCS)
- Canadian Thoracic Society
- Circadian Sleep Disorders Association (USA)
- Healthline (USA)
- Healthy Sleep (USA)
- Latin American Thoracic Society (ALAT)
- Narcolepsy Network
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) (USA)
- National Sleep Foundation (USA)
- REMS: Red en Medicina del Sueño (Argentina)
- Sleepnet.com (USA)
- Sleep Disorders Guide (USA)
- Sleep Education.com (USA)
- Sleep Home Pages (USA)
- Sleeping Like a Baby (USA)
- Sleep Medicine Home Page (USA)
- Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (Canada/USA)
- Talk About Sleep (USA)
Asia/Middle East
Europe
- British Sleep Society
- British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine
- British Thoracic Society
- British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association
- Dutch Society for Sleep and Wake Research
- European Respiratory Society
- European Sleep Research Society
- Fatal Familial Insomnia Families Association (Italy)
- Iberic Sleep Research Society (Spain)
- Narcolepsy Association (UK)
- NEUMOPED: Spanish Pneumo-Paediatric Society (Spain)
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Latest News
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Ensure children sleep: ban mobiles, say teachers
13th May 13
Teachers are warning parents to ensure their children get enough sleep to do well at school, as experts fear late-night use of mobiles and computers are interfering with results.
Following a study suggesting Australian year 4 students were the fifth most sleep-deprived of the 50 countries examined, the Australian Education Union is calling on parents to be more vigilant in ensuring kids do not miss out on much-needed rest.
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Female snoring is on the rise, with many sufferers seeking help
30th Apr 13
MELBOURNE sleep clinics have reported a surge in the number of women seeking help with snoring. Growing waistlines have been cited as a reason for the phenomenon, which is also linked to sleep apnoea.
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Are you a member of the 'sleep elite'?
17th Apr 13
THERE is a small number of Australians who can function on a tiny amount of sleep.
Margaret Thatcher accomplished many things as one of the UK’s longest-serving - and most divisive - prime ministers. But one of her universally appreciated qualities was her ability to get by in the top job on only four hours sleep each day, which researchers describe as a rare attribute.