Many medical professionals working night shifts struggle to get enough quality sleep. Working those late hours significantly impacts our natural circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm internally regulates ...

In a study of registered nurses, those who currently worked rotating night shifts had a significant 13% higher risk for kidney stones Rotating night shift-work (RNSW) is associated with an increased ...

Not getting enough sleep and working night shifts can increase the risk of infections among nurses, according to a new study. The report was published Monday in Chronobiology International.

MINNEAPOLIS — Irregular night shift work is well known for its potential to cause sleep problems, but a new study suggested it can also be associated with an increased risk of developing migraines.

A new study reveals that confining meals to daytime hours can help preserve cardiovascular function and reduce disease risk in night shift workers, underscoring the power of meal timing in mitigating ...

In a study she conducted while she was a CU Boulder postdoctoral researcher, Elizabeth Holzhausen and colleagues find a link between night-shift work and prostate-cancer risk More workers than ever ...

More than 9 million adults in the United States work shifts at night, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. There are many jobs in a variety of industries that require staff at night, including medical ...

I remember my first week of night shifts – I’d pack what I thought were “healthy” meals, only to find myself face-first in a bag of chips at 3 AM, wondering why I had zero willpower. Turns out, it ...

As the streets grow quiet and the world falls asleep, some people continue their daily grind: Hospitals buzz with nurses on rounds, highways roar with truckers speeding by, and call centers hum with ...

The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronised to the natural biological rhythms or a person's 'body-clock', significantly improves quality of sleep and work ...