Working night and rotating shifts may negatively affect cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research. The cross-sectional analysis used data from the Canadian ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One in five workers in the U.S. perform shift work. Shift work disorder is an extrinsic circadian rhythm ...

Research by the University of Southampton has found nurses value both choice and consistency in their shift patterns to help balance work with commitments in their home life. Providing a good ...

A new study from the University of Toulouse suggests that an extended period of time working anti-social hours doing shift-work can actually damage your brain. Working for a decade or longer in a ...