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 ...

A new study reveals that a woman's chances of getting asthma are significantly impacted by their work shift schedule—a difference that researchers didn't notice in men. Reading time 3 minutes Asthma ...

Listen to the latest episode of Igniting the Shift Within for a wake-up call Host David Dachinger and guest Dr. Sara Jahnke examine the impact of shift work on firefighter health and performance. They ...

Working through the night can put a toll on your body and overall health. 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 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 ...

Work schedules beyond the traditional eight-hour shift are increasingly common, particularly in emergency response, disaster recovery, and high-demand industries. While extended and unusual shifts ...

The growing embrace of micro-shifts was one finding in the recent annual report by hourly workforce management company Deputy. That study, The Big Shift: How Gen Z is Rewriting the Rules of Hourly ...

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 ...

Two people working night shifts share how they protect their mental and physical health. Late shift work is linked to higher anxiety and depression. A nurse and Chippendales dancer share how they find ...