Post by Logan on Jun 6, 2016 0:11:32 GMT -6
Texas A&M study shows 'shift workers' at higher risk of health complications
The millions of workers in the U.S. whose jobs require them to work outside a traditional daytime schedule could be at a higher risk for ischemic strokes, says Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine professor David Earnest.
After a nearly three-year study, which was recently published in a journal from the Endocrine Society, Earnest said he and his colleagues found those who worked a shift schedule had an increased frequency in strokes, which were more likely to be severe.
“What our research focuses on is our internal body clocks, our 24-hour circadian clocks, which exists within cells throughout the body,” Earnest said. “We were looking at the implication of how the organization of our bodies varies by this clock. Time is important in human health.”
However, he noted the cause is not as simple as working a late shift.
Instead, Earnest said it was found to be a lack of consistency in the scheduling that seemed to do the most harm.
Read more: www.theeagle.com/news/local/texas-a-m-study-shows-shift-workers-at-higher-risk/article_083faa0b-0849-5d5e-b493-997503029126.html
The millions of workers in the U.S. whose jobs require them to work outside a traditional daytime schedule could be at a higher risk for ischemic strokes, says Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine professor David Earnest.
After a nearly three-year study, which was recently published in a journal from the Endocrine Society, Earnest said he and his colleagues found those who worked a shift schedule had an increased frequency in strokes, which were more likely to be severe.
“What our research focuses on is our internal body clocks, our 24-hour circadian clocks, which exists within cells throughout the body,” Earnest said. “We were looking at the implication of how the organization of our bodies varies by this clock. Time is important in human health.”
However, he noted the cause is not as simple as working a late shift.
Instead, Earnest said it was found to be a lack of consistency in the scheduling that seemed to do the most harm.
Read more: www.theeagle.com/news/local/texas-a-m-study-shows-shift-workers-at-higher-risk/article_083faa0b-0849-5d5e-b493-997503029126.html