Articles with Neil on the BBC's Website
The following are articles which have featured Neil's expertise on a range of sleep related subjects, all hosted on the BBC's own website at bbc.co.uk.
Just click onthe links below to read the relevant article.
News - Energy drinks 'make you sleepy'
But Dr Neil Stanley of the British Sleep Society said the only thing your body needs when you start to feel tired is sleep.
News - Bed sharing 'drains men's brains'
Separate beds: Dr Neil Stanley, a sleep expert at the University of Surrey, said: "It's not surprising that people are disturbed by sleeping together.
News - A lie-in may help you lose weight
Dr Neil Stanley Researchers monitored nearly 500 adults, aged 27 to 40, over 13 years. Dr Stanley said there was little evidence in the old adage that everybody needed eight hours sleep a night.
Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Shift work
Jenni Murray talks to Neil Stanley from Guildford University and Maggy Meade-King of Working Families about the affects of our working patterns on health, relationships and family life.
Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Why are sleep disorders on the increase?
BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour - item from the programme - why are sleep disorders on the increase?. Listen online to Radio 4 Why are sleep disorders on the increase? 17 December 2003.
News - Personalised 'brain music' helps sleep
Mr Stanley added: "If the piece that's played is anti to what someone likes, then it won't be restful.
News - Drug cuts need for sleep
But Mr Stanley said staying awake for long periods of time was not good for people.
News - Sleep 'key to longer life'
Mr Stanley said the human body relied on a regular rhythm.
News - Why we snooze after Sunday lunch
Neil Stanley, director of sleep research at the Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit Medical Research Centre at the University of Surrey, said the work was interesting.
News - Didgeridoo 'helps sleep problems'
University of Surrey sleep expert Neil Stanley said: "Exercising the airways in such a way is known to help people with this condition.
News - Drug 'reverses sleep lack effect'
Dr Neil Stanley, of the British Sleep Society, who was involved in the human study, said: "The more we know about the brain, the more medicines can be targeted.
News - Doctors taught to sleep soundly
Neil Stanley, of the British Sleep Society, welcomed the course.
News - Sleepwalkers who have 'sex sleep'
UK sleep expert Neil Stanley from the Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit at Surrey University explained.
News - Simple formula for staying awake
But Neil Stanley of the British Sleep Society said people could get the most out of their day by getting a good night's rest.
News - Morning coffee 'not best boost'
Neil Stanley, chairman of the British Sleep Society, told BBC News Online: "You probably buy yourself an extra half hour of wakefulness with a low dose of caffeine in a cup of tea or coffee.
News - Sleep drug boost for shift workers
Shift workers may be able to stay alert using a drug designed to treat the sleep condition narcolepsy, where sleep comes involuntarily.. Thursday, 31 October, 2002, 00:15 GMT Sleep drug boost for...
News - Sleep - plus practice - makes perfect
Mr Neil Stanley, chairman of the British Sleep Society, told BBC News Online this study confirmed what animal studies had already shown.
"I think people would be less stressed without clocks. Obviously there are some jobs you have to be around all the time, but for others if people worked when they needed to and left the office when they were finished ... that would be ideal." - Neil Stanley
Neil Stanley, whose work at the sleep laboratory in Surrey University focuses on the body's natural clock, says time-management leads to greater stress.
News - Doubt cast on body clock theory
Dr Neil Stanley, a sleep expert at the Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit at Surrey University, said there was still much to learn about the regulation of the human body clock.
News - Long-haul MPs face nightmare commute
Dr Neil Stanley, past chairman of the British Sleep Society, sounds a note of warning over the jet lag involved in covering such huge distances.
News - 'Near death' has biological basis
Dr Neil Stanley, director of sleep research at Surrey University, said the theory was a very plausible one.
News - Sleep loss 'harms route memory'
Losing sleep can interfere with the part of the brain responsible for finding your way round, a study says...
News - Lack of sleep 'worrying Britons'
Dr Neil Stanley, director of sleep research at the University of Surrey, said it was difficult to say whether people were sleeping less now than they were before.
News - Mental skills 'worse after sleep'
Feeling groggy in the morning may impair abilities more than being drunk or staying awake for 24 hours, a study suggests...
News - 'My wheezing kept me awake'
Dr Neil Stanley, chair of the British Sleep Society explained that bronchial passages often become congested at night and that for asthmatics the problems are amplified.
We now know that sleep is mainly for the brain not the body and we do live in an age of information overload compared to years ago." - Neil Stanley
News - Most 'get as much sleep as ever'
British Sleep Society chairman Neil Stanley said it is hard to get an accurate picture of how sleep patterns have changed, since historical data are not good quality.
News - Obesity linked to lack of sleep
Dr Neil Stanley, of the British Sleep Society, said not everybody needs a lot of sleep.
News - Daylight 'aids baby night sleep'
Dr Neil Stanley, of the British Sleep Society and director of sleep research at the University of Surrey, said the study seemed to make good sense.
News - Baby sleep problems lead to drugs
Neil Stanley, of the British Sleep Society, told BBC News Online: "We know that sleep is very important for children and their growth.
She also visited the Surrey Sleep Research Centre and talked to Dr Neil Stanley, getting the expert view on shiftwork from a sleep research expert.
News - Battle fatigue 'like being drunk'
Soldiers who have too little sleep perform worse than if they were drunk, experts have found...
News - Are you wasting your life?
If that's not enough to send you to bed for a week, Neil Stanley, director of Sleep Laboratories at the University of Surrey says lack of sleep is a serious issue.