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Study ties double shifts to compromised stress response

S+H Staff — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:38:56 +0000

Erzurum, Turkey — Health care employees who work double shifts may have elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, results of a recent study suggest. Led by Fadime Ulupınar of Erzurum Technical University, researchers analyzed saliva cortisol samples of 52 female nurses who worked rotating shifts. They collected samples before and after shifts and at […]

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Could a pill help shift workers fight fatigue?

S+H Staff — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:24:03 +0000

Boston — Results of a recent clinical trial show that a drug approved to treat excessive daytime sleepiness among people with sleep apnea or narcolepsy may help early-morning shift workers feel “significantly less sleepy.” Researchers from the Mass General Brigham hospital system recently found that solriamfetol can help boost alertness in workers who begin shifts […]

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Shift work may create ‘favorable conditions’ for cancer growth

S+H Staff — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:16:50 +0000

College Station, TX — Disruptions to the biological clock caused by shift work may increase the development and spread of aggressive breast cancer, a recent study out of Texas A&M University suggests. Researchers divided mice that were genetically engineered to develop breast cancer into separate groups. One group lived on a standard night-day schedule while […]

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Study links shift work and lifestyle factors to kidney stone development

S+H Staff — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Guangzhou, China — Shift workers may be at greater risk of developing kidney stones, results of a recent study suggest.

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Intermittent fasting may improve night shift worker health

S+H Staff — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Melbourne, Australia — Night shift workers who practice intermittent fasting may see benefits to their blood pressure, body weight and cholesterol levels, Australian researchers are claiming.

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Study of nurses links shift work to greater infection risk

S+H Staff — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Bergen, Norway — Shift work and being sleep-deprived may increase the risk of contracting a cold and other common infections, results of a recent study of nurses show.

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Can eating only during daytime lower night shift workers’ heart disease risk?

S+H Staff — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Boston — A new study found that night shift workers who eat only during daylight hours may lower their risk of cardiovascular disease associated with shift work.

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Study links sedentary jobs and irregular hours to poor sleep

S+H Staff — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Tampa, FL — Jobs that require a lot of sitting and nontraditional work hours are “significant threats” to optimal sleep, results of a recent study show.

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Could artificial light boost shift workers’ sleep and job performance?

S+H Staff — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Adelaide, Australia — Exposing night shift workers to artificial light on the job may improve their sleep and reduce human error, a recent study shows.

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NTSB investigation yields lessons on shift worker fatigue

S+H Staff — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Washington — Night or shift workers who don’t get sufficient rest may be unfit to reliably gauge their own fatigue level because of a diminished ability to detect “when their performance is declining.”

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