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Although many patients report benefits, professional bodies and regulators have raised concerns about whether prescribing is outpacing the evidence.

Can medicinal cannabis cure pain, anxiety? Here’s a reality check

August 27, 2025, 03:13 PM - 6 min read

Chronic pain is the most common reason for medicinal cannabis use. But research shows only modest benefits, with limited improvements in pain and physical functioning.

After just one bad night of sleep, common mynas sang fewer and less complex songs.

Cityscape disrupts sleep of birds, quiet dawns

August 6, 2025, 05:12 PM - 6 min read

Findings reveal that even short-term sleep disturbances can affect how much and how well birds vocalise.

How do some thrive on 4 hours of sleep? Scientists explain

May 13, 2025, 07:25 AM - 3 min read

A mutation impacts the sleep-wake cycle, resulting in less sleep but potentially more deep sleep.

Sleep patterns affect healthy ageing, study says

December 14, 2024, 08:17 AM - 2 min read

Researchers from Wenzhou Medical University in China determined that sleep patterns play a significant role in healthy and successful ageing.

Good sleep: It's normal to wake up multiple times

October 9, 2024, 09:30 AM - 6 min read

In reality, healthy sleep is cyclic across the night, as you move in and out of the different stages of sleep, often waking up several times. Some people remember one or more of these awakenings, others do not.

No-sleep challenge: How lack of sleep endangers health

September 11, 2024, 09:16 AM - 4 min read

Most of us will be all too familiar with that dopey, groggy feeling of being tired after a restless night. Some social media users have taken tiredness to the extreme, however, by taking part in what they call a “no-sleep challenge.”