Sleep well in 2026 with expert answers

Ian Sample asks Dr Allie Hare about menopause-related sleep problems, sleep paralysis, links between sleep and dementia, and Dr Hare offers her top tips for better sleep in 2026.

Ian Sample hosts a podcast episode that puts listeners' sleep questions to Dr Allie Hare. Dr Hare is a consultant physician in respiratory and sleep medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals and president of the British Sleep Society. They discuss why women experience sleep disturbance during the menopause. They also cover why sleep paralysis affects some people more than others and what scientists know about links between sleep and dementia. Hare gives her top tips for getting better sleep in 2026. Episode highlights: - Ian Sample poses listeners' questions to Dr Allie Hare. - Dr Allie Hare is a consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals and president of the British Sleep Society. - Topics covered include menopause-related sleep disturbance, why sleep paralysis affects some people more than others, and research on links between sleep and dementia. - Dr Hare provides her top tips for improving sleep in 2026. Summary: The episode presents expert explanations of common sleep problems and reports on current scientific interest in connections between sleep and dementia. Undetermined at this time.