Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Paediatricians' Support for Adolescent Vaping Cessation in Australia: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

ABSTRACT Background Adolescent vaping is rising globally and in Australia, and evidence on paediatricians' cessation support is scarce. This study examined predictors of paediatricians' engagement in vaping cessation among adolescents, focusing on disparities in knowledge, attitu...

Oveporexton for Narcolepsy Type 1 — Results from Two Phase 3 Trials

BACKGROUND: Narcolepsy type 1 is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, disrupted sleep, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations. Oveporexton (TAK-861), an oral orexin receptor 2-selective agonist, reduced symptoms of narcolepsy type 1 in...

Time as a cue for human hunger

Many people eat at around the same times each day. This may result in meal times becoming predictive of eating's potential to be rewarding at that time (i.e., hunger). Time as a predictor of food reward has received much attention in animals but less in humans, even though many p...

A Double‐Blind Randomised Controlled Crossover Trial of the Effect of Blue‐Enriched Ambient Light on Sleep in Older Adults With Sleep Disturbance: The CleverLights Study

ABSTRACT Light interventions have been investigated for treating sleep disturbances in older adults; however, findings are mixed. This proof‐of‐concept trial investigated the effect of blue‐enriched ambient light on electroencephalographic (EEG) sleep in older adults with self‐re...

Central nervous system infections and status epilepticus association, clinical profile and outcomes in children hospitalized with new-onset acute symptomatic seizures

This study investigated the clinical characteristics and risk factors for poor clinical outcomes among children presenting with a first seizure episode to the Emergency Department (ED). This study further assessed the association between convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) and ce...