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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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Nasal, Sinus Allergy & Infection
Nasal, Sinus Allergy & Infection

Australia has one of the highest allergy prevalence rates in the world.

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Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections
Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections

Lung infections are the no 1 cause of death in the chronically ill.

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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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Sleep, Ageing & Dementia
Sleep, Ageing & Dementia

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

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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

OHS has significant health and social impacts.

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REM Behaviour Disorder
REM Behaviour Disorder

RBD can be a danger to both people with RBD and their bed partners.

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Insomnia
Insomnia

Insomnia can impact your attention, mood and daytime function.

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world-class research, clinical care and education

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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Congratulations to our Vietnam team
November 28, 2022

Congratulations to our Vietnam team

Woolcock Vietnam researchers have received the prestigious Ho Chi Minh Scientific Prize

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Sleep treatment a new weapon against chronic pain
November 15, 2022

Sleep treatment a new weapon against pain

We're working on new ways to reduce the impact of lower back pain

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Can cannabis help you sleep better?
November 04, 2022

Can cannabis help you sleep better?

We're running a trial to test whether cannabidiol can reduce insomnia symptoms

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