Study participants wore trackers on their wrists to measure their activity levels and sleep patterns. We found that people exposed to more hours of blue light in the morning had better sleep and more ...

Not getting enough sleep and working night shifts can increase the risk of infections among nurses, according to a new study.

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A recent study highlights how shift work, sleep debt, and night shifts increase the risk of ...

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Shift work and night work are associated with an increased risk for the common cold and several other infections among nurses ...

Sleep-deprived night shift nurses are at greater risk for the common cold and other infectious diseases, a new study says.

The study, published in the journal Chronobiology International, examined the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system among 1,335 nurses from Norway. The findings showed that ...

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses.

Dr. Daan Van Der Veen, senior lecturer in sleep and chronobiology at the University of Surrey said, "Our research shows that carefully timed light intervention can be a powerful tool for improving ...