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07/30/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Staying awake all night disrupts more than 100 proteins in the blood, including those for immune functions

Planning to stay up all night? You may want to reconsider. New research found that staying up throughout the night and sleeping all day can interrupt the levels and time-of-day patterns of over 100 proteins in the blood, such as those that control blood sugar, energy expenditure, and immune function. The study, published in the […]

01/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Decreased melatonin disrupts the body clock and increases cancer risk: Night workers found to have highest risk

Should you quit the night shift? Research says that you probably should — if you’re a woman. That’s what a team of researchers in China found out: According to their study, women who work night shifts are at higher risk of certain cancers. The results determined that working the night shift increased the likelihood of […]

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