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Day vs. Night vs. Rotating work shifts: How different timings affect sleep, circadian rhythm, metabolism, and long-term health

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Women working rotating shifts especially likely to be frail, study finds

A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially for women on rotating shifts. "We cannot ...
BIOENGINEER

Research report: Shift work and TyG-metabolic obesity indices on hypertension incidence among male steelworkers: a prospective cohort study

A seven-year cohort study of 4,345 male steelworkers in China links shift work and triglyceride-glucose metabolic obesity ...
Medical Xpress

Rotating night shifts may hamper healthy aging

Rotating night shift work is associated with a decreased probability of healthy aging among U.S. female nurses, according to a study published online May 4 in JAMA Network Open. Hongying Shi, Ph.D., ...
Eurasia Review

Women Working Rotating Shifts Especially Likely To Be Frail

A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially for women on rotating shifts. While there is ...