Working the night shift can lead to health problems. A nurse and Chippendales dancer reveal how they maintain their health.

Researchers determine how sleep duration, sleep debt, and shift work impact the risk of infections among Norwegian nurses.

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night ...

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.

Urine specimens were collected during the second of two subsequent day sleep and night shift periods—once before starting the trial and once near the end of the 4 weeks. Participants wore ...

researchers recruited 40 night shift workers and randomly assigned half of them to take a 3 mg melatonin pill at bedtime every day for four weeks. The other half took a placebo pill. All the ...