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Health Program Australia</h3><p class="paragraph">Dr Moira Junge contributed to articles on the NMHPA website to provide nurses and midwives insight into the importance of sleep and ways to improve it.</p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/harnessing-the-power-of-sleep-for-healthy-brain-ageing" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="" loading="lazy" alt="" class="article-thumbnail w-dyn-bind-empty"/><div class="article-content-item-wrap"><div class="article-category">Blog</div><h3 class="heading3 dark">Harnessing the power of sleep for healthy brain ageing</h3><p class="paragraph">SHF appeared in the Australian Health & Aged Care Resource Guide for May 2024 to discuss the importance of sleep for brain health and ageing.</p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/insomnia-and-lifestyle-survey" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="" loading="lazy" alt="" 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class="article-category">Events</div><h3 class="heading3 dark">Congratulations to our Award winner, Alexandra Shriane!</h3><p class="paragraph">On Saturday 11 November, our Innovation and Sleep Science Communication Award finalists presented their research live at Sleep DownUnder, and our winner and runner ups were announced.</p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/notice-of-2023-annual-general-meeting" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="" loading="lazy" alt="" class="article-thumbnail w-dyn-bind-empty"/><div class="article-content-item-wrap"><div class="article-category">Announcements</div><h3 class="heading3 dark">Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting</h3><p class="paragraph w-dyn-bind-empty"></p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/better-sleep-supports-better-wellbeing" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img 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Monash University is conducting research to better understand the reasons for this.</p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/research-and-clinical-phd-opportunities" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="" loading="lazy" alt="" class="article-thumbnail w-dyn-bind-empty"/><div class="article-content-item-wrap"><div class="article-category">Career Opportunities</div><h3 class="heading3 dark">Research and Clinical PhD Opportunities</h3><p class="paragraph">Personalised digital interventions for shift work</p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/recruiting-for-insomnia-working-group" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/651e4c8696173adcc3e45546_Insomnia%20study%20image.png" loading="lazy" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/651e4c8696173adcc3e45546_Insomnia%20study%20image-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/651e4c8696173adcc3e45546_Insomnia%20study%20image.png 600w" class="article-thumbnail"/><div class="article-content-item-wrap"><div class="article-category">Volunteer for Research</div><h3 class="heading3 dark">Recruiting for Insomnia Working Group </h3><p class="paragraph">Can support with lifestyle behaviours, such as diet and exercise, improve treatments for insomnia?</p></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/news-and-articles/faq-sleep-studies-with-prof-robert-adams" class="articles-item-wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401-p-500.jpg 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401-p-800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401-p-1080.jpg 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401-p-1600.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401-p-2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401-p-2600.jpg 2600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64b4b7e38dda973fdbb7faf2/65124417f98589adf943d476_pexels-mart-production-7089401.jpg 3000w" class="article-thumbnail"/><div class="article-content-item-wrap"><div class="article-category">Blog</div><h3 class="heading3 dark">FAQ: Sleep Studies with Prof Robert Adams</h3><p class="paragraph">Have you been experiencing prolonged poor sleep or excessive daytime sleepiness? 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