Working night and rotating shifts may negatively affect cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research. The cross-sectional analysis used data from the Canadian ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- With 40 percent of the American labor force working mostly during nonstandard hours--in the evenings, overnight, on rotating schedules, or on weekends--workers' family life and ...

What is Shift Work? The term ‘shift work' refers to any work schedule that falls outside the typical workday hours of 7 am and 6 pm. This can include both evening, night and early morning shifts as ...