Night shifts linked to worse health in women as they age

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Working a rotating night shift roster is linked to a decreased likelihood of healthy aging, according to a study of female nurses in the US. The nurses were followed up 24 years after they recorded their night shift work to see if there was any link to changes in their health over time. The study found the odds of healthy aging decrease with increased time spent working rotating night shifts, with the worse outcomes among those who worked nights for 10 or more years.

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Organisation/s: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, USA

Funder: Dr Shi is supported by grant 21BRK021 from the National Social Science Foundation Project of China and grant 21NDJC013Z from the Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Project. The Nurses’ Health Study was supported by grants AG13482, AG15424, CA40356, and UM1CA186107 from the National Institutes of Health. Dr Huang is supported by grant K01HL143034 from the National Institutes of Health

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