Shift work has increasingly become a studied topic due to its threat to the physical health and mental well-being of shift workers. Firefighter shift work comprises long hours often combined with ...

Train and bus drivers, doctors and carers, employees in companies where machines run around the clock: In many industries, people work in shifts. Some start early in the morning, or at midday. Others ...

Every night, millions of people work hard to keep our essential services running—treating patients, responding to emergencies ...

A new study adds to the research that night-shift work can be deadly, increasing breast cancer risk and speeding it's spread, ...

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

Work schedules beyond the traditional eight-hour shift are increasingly common, particularly in emergency response, disaster recovery, and high-demand industries. While extended and unusual shifts ...