There exists a growing gap in sleep inequality across socioeconomic groups. Those from lower income groups are shown to be more likely to experience poor sleep quality and suffer from long-term sleep issues like insomnia. There are a number of reasons as to why this is the case, and research into the relationship between sleep…

In 2019, the UN Secretary General called for all areas of society to join in the mobilisation of the Decade of Action plan (2020-2030) with the aim of meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs) through global action, local action and people action. As a part of this initiative, the UN and International Publishers Association collaborated to…

The use of AI technologies in scholarly publishing has brought about profound changes in areas such as editorial workflows, data analysis and plagiarism detection. Tasks that were previously required of humans can now be more efficiently fulfilled by AI tools like AI algorithms and Large Language Models (LLMs). Multiple academic publishers, such as Taylor and…

Accessibility to sleep health education has been significantly limited by online discourse. This is mainly due to the abundance of health articles that push fear-mongering narratives about sleep by misrepresenting research findings and excluding key context. In my previous post I posit the question, ‘Why have I never been taught how to sleep?’, and while…

Breathing techniques, room temperature adjustments, peaceful music, muscle relaxation, guided imagery, warm showers, no caffeine, no sugar, no blue light… in other words, the dreaded sleep hygiene rules that we insomniacs are all too familiar with. Indeed, we’ve all been there, on those long, fitful, sleepless nights, when it’s time to type the age-old question…