A small study found that nurses working double shifts had higher cortisol levels, especially at midnight, than nurses working single shifts. That suggests longer shifts may disrupt the normal daily ...
(HealthDay News) — Working double shifts is associated with alterations in normal cortisol patterns, according to a study published online April 8 in Nursing Open. Fadime Ulupınar, RN, from Erzurum ...
From skipping meals to restless nights, new research exposes how shift schedules lead healthcare workers towards unhealthy habits, and what hospitals can do to help. Study: A qualitative study on ...
A simple question about work hours has highlighted a larger health concern: how modern work schedules silently shape long-term well-being and overall quality of life. Dr Sudhir Kumar, senior ...
A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses. Modern ...
Researchers have linked shift work to a variety of health and sleep issues. Experts have ideas on how to prevent them. By Eric Berger When Samantha Shaw took a new job as a research technician for a ...
Millions of people start work before sunrise—but their brains aren’t ready for it. A new clinical trial has found that the wake-promoting drug solriamfetol can significantly boost alertness in ...