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Knowledge Centre: SLEEP, HEALTH AND SOCIETY: FROM AETIOLOGY TO PUBLIC HEALTH
Editors: Francesco P Cappuccio, Michelle A Miller & Steven W Lockley
The importance of sleep (2008)
Why is getting the right amount of sleep so important? Can too much or too little sleep have harmful effects? Prof Franco Cappuccio explains.
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WAKING UP TO THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP
Interview with Professor Franco Cappuccio, Warwick Medical School
Reduction in junior doctors' hours will be beneficial (July 2008)
A study by Franco Cappuccio, Professor of cardiovascular medicine and epidemiology at Warwick Medical School, has shown for the first time that the planned reduction in junior doctors’ hours will not compromise patient safety and suggests the reduction will actually improve patient care
Are we eating too much salt? (2007)
Prof Franco Cappuccio explains how to spot too much salt in foods
Cholesterol busting statins and blood pressure (April 2007)
Professor Franco Cappuccio from Warwick Medical School talks about his recent research into the effects of cholesterol busting statins on blood pressure
Are you getting enough sleep? (October 2006)
Our lives are getting busier and busier and it can often seem that there is not enough time in the day to get everything done. For many of us this means we are cutting down on the amount of time we are asleep. There is plenty of evidence, however, that in doing so we are increasing the risk of serious health problems, such as obesity and heart disease, as well as the problems associated with daytime sleepiness. Professor Franco Cappuccio, Chair of Warwick Medical School's sleep research group, has examined the problems associated with a lack of sleep and explains how you can improve your chances of a good night's sleep.
International AC21 Research Festival (July 2006)
Sleep & Obesity.
If you do not get enough sleep, you are at risk of getting fatter! In fact, you will have doubled your risk of becoming obese! These are the early findings of a study by researchers at the University of Warwick led by Professor Francesco Cappuccio and presented at the International AC21 Research Festival hosted by the University of Warwick this month. Interviews to Prof Franco Cappuccio (Warwick Medical School) and Prof Francesco Branca (WHO Regional Office for Europe).
