Woolcock Institute Of Medical Research

This study tested whether a digital sleep therapy app could reduce insomnia in adults aged 50 and older who also reported memory or thinking problems. Researchers compared the app, which guides users through sleep improvement techniques, against basic online sleep education. The …

This study tested whether a smartphone app delivering brief sleep therapy could help older adults with insomnia. Researchers compared the app, which guides users through sleep restriction techniques, to standard online sleep education. The goal was to see if this convenient digit…

This study tested whether a 3-week digital sleep therapy program, delivered through a mobile app called SleepFix, could help reduce how much chronic low back pain interferes with daily life. Researchers compared the app to weekly sleep education emails in 106 adults who had both …

This study tested whether it's practical for rotating shift workers to follow a time-restricted eating diet, where they only eat during an 8-hour window and fast overnight. Researchers enrolled 31 healthcare workers to see if they could stick to the schedule and measured how it a…