MonashSleepLab

@tracey_sletten at @_WorldSleep discussing why we need to tailor intervention for shift workers and how evidence-based interventions can be implemented in practical ways

Really exciting talk by @PVarma_sleep on using biomathematical modelling to co-design sleep recommendations with real shift workers. Shift worker perspectives are so important for intervention sustainability! @_WorldSleep

Our latest study! Published in Nature Mental Health today, we show that bright days and dark nights are of fundamental importance for mental health. Individual light exposure data from >85,000 people…14 million hours of light data. Epic! Led by @anguscburns with @circadianumbers, Dan Windred, and a great team! nature.com/articles/s4422…

Great PhD opportunities to work with @tracey_sletten & @PVarma_sleep at @MonashSleepLab ! Wonderful group doing cutting edge research targeting sleep health in #shiftworkers

We've known for a while that short sleep leads to earlier mortality. Now, we've found that irregular sleep is actually an even stronger predictor of mortality. Why? Probably circadian disruption. We may need a rethink on which dimensions of sleep matter the most for health.

Welcome to #SleepHealthWeek 2023! Alongside diet and exercise, sleep is one of the three pillars of health. This week, we'll be highlighting the pivotal role sleep plays in health, and how this is embodied in this year's theme: Better Sleep. Better Health. #sleephealth

PhD Opportunity Interested in leading industry-wide change in sleep, performance and health? Join our team @MonashSleepLab on projects related to personalised sleep programs, digital interventions in workplace. Please spread the word. @turnerinstitute @tracey_sletten

New work from our lab! Light exposure patterns analysed in >88k people. Those with exposure to brighter night light had higher mortality risk in following years. Explained by disrupted circadian rhythms. doi.org/10.1101/2023.0…

We analyzed light exposure patterns in >88k people in the UK Biobank. People with more night light exposure had higher mortality risk over the following years. This relationship was explained by modeling the effects of light on the circadian clock. medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

Are you a #shiftworker? We have a research study seeking shift workers, aged from 20 to 50 years, to participate in a study investigating the relationship between work schedules, sleep timing, and the body clock. Find out more here redcap.link/SIMstudy #work #sleep

My paper elucidating the physiological contributors to #OSA in patients with interstitial lung disease now published in #AJRCCM. Thanks Blue journal for excellent peer review process which enhanced this work. @Bradwards_81 @MonashSleepLab pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37311238/

If you're performing laboratory-based interventions to study the non-visual effects of light in humans, check out our new preprint on a consensus-based reporting checklist & guidelines for such studies! Very proud of this wonderful collaboration🤩

Monash University is currently seeking volunteers for a study exploring personalised sleep & light intervention to improve shift worker’s sleep and alertness. Find out more information, including eligibility, here: sleephealthfoundation.org.au/about-us/volun…

Very excited to share my first paper from my PhD! Using new metrics for measuring light regularity we show that irregular sleepers also have irregular inputs to the circadian system, which likely contributes to circadian disruption. bit.ly/3Hzb03D

Read about PeerJ Award Winner @JStone_247 research into circadian disruption. Julia won a PeerJ Award at @AustChronoSoc 2022. bit.ly/3Qpw0wp

Great way to end the year with a paper in Neuroscience & Biobehav Reviews from @EKavaliotis's PhD, w/ @VerdejoGAntonio @johannaboardman &#ProfSeanDrummond. @EHCSMonash @TurningPointAU @MonashSleepLab @MonashAddiction bit.ly/3FZGKxM

Celebrating #circadian clocks in India with @Shrie_007⁩ ⁦@profrnb⁩ ⁦@SandipanRay14⁩ Sean D ⁦@kgmu_medical⁩ ⁦@SRBR_Outreach⁩ ⁦@SHFAustralia⁩ ⁦@EbrsOfficial⁩ ⁦@MonashSleepLab⁩ ⁦@cogsleep⁩ ⁦@SleepOrgANZ⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦

We have two vacant committee positions. Please contact Edith Botchway if interested!

‘Light is like a drug’: How to reset your circadian rhythm @circadian247 @Woolcockmedical smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

The role of #sleep and #dreams in long‐COVID onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/js…