Shift workers face long-term risk of stroke

People who do shift work are at higher risk for having a stroke later in life, even long after a return to a normal work schedule.

Texas A&M University • futurity
July 14, 2022 ~7 min

Shift workers face higher, long-term risk of stroke

People who do shift work are at higher risk for having a stroke later in life, even long after a return to a normal work schedule.

Texas A&M University • futurity
July 14, 2022 ~7 min


Is it time to ditch daylight saving time?

Daylight saving time comes with a host of negative consequences. Should the United States scrap DST? An expert weighs in.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 2, 2021 ~5 min

Busted body clocks mess with fight or flight response

New research in mice finds that the daily release of hormones relies on coordinated body clocks in two parts of the hypothalamus.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~6 min

Hot nights mess up rice’s internal clock

Hot night skew the "internal clocks" of rice, resulting in smaller crops, research indicates. As temperatures rise, this threatens food security.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
June 30, 2021 ~5 min

Team links shift worker sleep to ‘chronotype’

Shift workers' chronotyope, whether they are a night owl or early bird, has a lot to do with the amount of sleep they can get on their irregular schedules.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
June 2, 2021 ~4 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min


Sleep cycles change with the moon’s phase

When people go to sleep and when they wake up changes with the moon, researchers report. The lunar effect may go back to our ancient ancestors.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Jan. 28, 2021 ~9 min

Protein may clarify Alzheimer’s and body clock link

Poor sleep and other issues with circadian rhythm are common for people with Alzheimer's disease. Now researchers may have a clue to why.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Dec. 23, 2020 ~8 min

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