FeaturedNeuroscience·March 9, 2022·4 min readShift Work Linked to Poorer Working Memory and Slower Mental Processing SpeedPooled data reveals shift workers perform worse on tasks associated with attention, working memory, and information processing than non-shift workers.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·3 min readEarly Bird or Night Owl? Study Links Shift Worker Sleep to ‘Chronotype’Findings of a new study could help to design better strategies to improve sleep in workers with atypical work schedules.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 8, 2021·6 min readHow Night Shift Work Increases Cancer RiskNight-shifts destroy the natural 24-hour biological rhythm in the activity of certain cancer-related genes, resulting in more vulnerability to DNA damage and causing a mistiming in the DNA repair mechanisms in shift workers.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2021·3 min readA Sleep Disorder Associated With Shift Work May Affect Gene FunctionStudy sheds light on DNA methylation related to sleep deprivation in those with shift-work disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 9, 2018·4 min readHow Shift Work Disrupts MetabolismResearchers report metabolic disruptions often seen in shift workers are not influenced by the brain's circadian rhythm, but by peripheral oscillators in the liver, gut and pancreas.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 6, 2018·4 min readGene Linked to Job Related Exhaustion in Shift Workers Increases Alzheimer’s RiskResearchers report a variation of the MTNR1A gene is linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in older people. The same gene has previously been implicated in reduced tolerance to shift work in the aging population.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2016·4 min readBrain’s Biological Clock Stimulates Thirst Before SleepFindings provide additional insight into how the circadian clock regulates physiological function.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2016·5 min readWhy Working the Night Shift Can Pose a Cancer RiskA new study reports on a link between circadian cell disruption and cancerous tumor growth.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 1, 2016·3 min readShift Work Unwinds Body Clock, Leading to More Severe StrokesA new study reports working against our natural body clocks could increase the severity of strokes.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2016·3 min readHow Shift Work Can Affect Cognitive FunctionResearchers report shift workers take more time completing tasks that screen for cognitive impairment than those who work static hours.Read More