Many medical professionals working night shifts struggle to get enough quality sleep. Working those late hours significantly impacts our natural circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm internally regulates ...

The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronized to the natural biological rhythms or a person's "body-clock," significantly improves quality of sleep and work ...

About 15 million Americans clock in when the rest of the country is winding down, and the toll on their bodies is steeper than most people realize. Working against your body's natural clock creates a ...

From skipping meals to restless nights, new research exposes how shift schedules lead healthcare workers towards unhealthy habits, and what hospitals can do to help. Study: A qualitative study on ...

About 15 million Americans clock in when the rest of the country is winding down, and the toll on their bodies is steeper than most people realize. Working against your body’s natural clock creates a ...

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. Modern ...

In practice, it's a blend of tools already grounded in sleep science (relaxation, breathing and visualization). It won't harm your sleep to try it, but shift the goalposts away from the two-minute ...

Fall is here and winter is soon to follow. While it's a cozy, hibernation season, dark mornings, dropping temperatures and the clocks falling back can make sleep difficult. So I'm not surprised if you ...