Fergal O'Donoghue

Feasibility of cardiovascular risk and sleep health screening in the transport industry

Mark E Howard, Alexander P Wolkow, Vanessa Wilkinson, Philip Swann, Amy S Jordan, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Robert J Pierce, David L Hare

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Transport & Health

Periodic leg movements: A marker of cardiovascular risk?

Mark E Howard, Fergal J O'Donoghue

Journal article  |  2020  |  Respirology

Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Higher Brain Amyloid Burden: A Preliminary PET Imaging Study

Melinda L Jackson, Marina Cavuoto, Rachel Schembri, Vincent Dore, Victor L Villemagne, Maree Barnes, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Christopher C Rowe, Stephen R Robinson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to an increase risk of dementia. Few studies have cross-sectionally exam..

Does Nasal Obstruction Induce Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Healthy Women?

Islay Pittaway, Anna Ishkova, Helena Bean, Stephanie McCarthy, Isabella Lay, Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Therese Thornton, Christian L Nicholas, John Trinder, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Melinda L Jackson, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Nature and Science of Sleep

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is less prevalent among women and is associated with different symptoms and consequences to..

Genioglossus muscle responses to resistive loads in severe OSA patients and healthy control subjects

Warren R Ruehland, Peter D Rochford, Robert J Pierce, John Trinder, Amy S Jordan, Jennifer M Cori, Fergal J O'Donoghue

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Applied Physiology

This study aimed to determine whether there is impairment of genioglossus neuromuscular responses to small negative pressure respi..

Sleep and cardiovascular health screening in commercial drivers and associations between screening outcomes and accidents

AP Wolkow, ME Howard, V Wilkinson, P Swann, AS Jordan, FJ O'Donoghue, RJ Pierce, DL Hare

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH

The effect of sex and body weight on lung volumes during sleep

Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Peter D Rochford, Danny J Brazzale, Fergal J O'Donoghue, John Trinder, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sleep

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Low lung volumes are thought to contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is worse in the supine versus l..

Eye blink drowsiness measures are elevated in obstructive sleep apnoea patients during regular driving

J Cori, S Turner, J Westlake, A Naqvi, S Ftouni, V Wilkinson, A Vakulin, F O'Donoghue, ME Howard

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH

Evidence against a subcortical gate preventing conscious detection of respiratory load stimuli

Warren R Ruehland, Peter D Rochford, John Trinder, Jo Spong, Fergal J O'Donoghue

Journal article  |  2019  |  Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology

Sleep-disordered breathing in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a BMI-matched study

Danielle L Wilson, Susan P Walker, Alison M Fung, Gabrielle Pell, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Maree Barnes, Mark E Howard

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Sleep Research