A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.

What do firefighters, police officers, doctors, nurses, paramedics, factory workers, and office cleaning staff have in common? They all are at risk for shift work sleep disorder. If you work at night ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images A new study published in April 2025 has revealed exactly how shift work can ...

Working the night shift, frequently flying across time zones or keeping an irregular sleep schedule does more than just leave ...

More than half of night shift workers have at least one sleep disorder, as nocturnal labor plays havoc with body rhythms, a new study shows. About 51% of people working nights score positive for at ...

Night work keeps hospitals open, factories humming and deliveries moving while most people sleep, but a growing body of ...

Working night shifts has become common in today’s demanding world. But what comes with such shifts is the toll on health.

Although the physical body is relatively inactive during sleep, the brain is remarkably busy − restoring, repairing and reenergizing the body. Sleep problems affect more than your energy level and ...

How often have you laid in bed scrolling through news stories, social media or responding to a text? After staring at the screen, have you ever found that it is harder to fall asleep? It's widely ...

There’s been a lot in the news lately about people who work the late shift and have trouble staying awake, in particular about air traffic controllers. One group of people who seem to have developed a ...

Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a study to see how much blue-light-reducing features like Apple’s Night Shift improve sleep quality. Their conclusion? Night Shift doesn’t help at all ...

A new study looking at the effects of low-light functions on smartphone users' sleeping habits suggests that features like Apple's Night Shift mode don't actually improve sleep at all. Introduced in ...