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Overseas Organisations
American Academy Of Sleep Medicine
National Institutes of Health
If you want to find out about research studies in progress under the auspices of this US government funded organization, this is the place.
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR)
American Academy of Neurology (AAN; see their search function in the upper left hand corner). The AAN also publish the medical journal, Neurology.
American Sleep Association (ASA)
Other Sleep Disorders
American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA)
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Support Groups
NODSS
Narcolepsy and Overwhelming Daytime Sleep Society of Australia
UKAN
Narcolepsy Association UK
Research Facilities
Good sites including information both basic and more complex, with links to research articles published by their respective researchers.
Stanford
One of the worlds preeminent research facilities on sleep and narcolepsy in particular. Dr Guillemnault and Dr Mignot have contributed significant research in these areas. Stanford is where the narcoleptic dogs are.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medial Center
Important research is being done here on the neuropathology of narcolepsy. Dr Clifford Saper is one who is having success in determining the mechanisms which control the sleep/wake and REM/nonREM systems.
New Zealand Sites
New Zealand Organization for Rare Disorders
Government Organisations
New Zealand Health Information Service
Professional Organisations
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
New Zealand Medical Association
Medical Council of New Zealand
Research and Treatment Facilities
Sleep/Wake Research Centre
Massey University in Wellington's Sleep Research Facility
Wellsleep
The Sleep Disorders Centre at Bowen Hospital