Recent research suggests that the modern day-day-night-night shift pattern for shift workers may not be as disruptive or as potentially carcinogenic as older, more extreme shift patterns. "Recent ...

People who work night shifts may be able to avoid the resulting harm to their blood sugar control by eating only in the daytime. A small trial in people who simulated a night-working pattern by ...

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 ...

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 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 ...