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Night shift workers who also experience chronic insomnia face nearly 3 times the risk of developing long COVID compared with day workers who sleep well, according to a new population-based cohort study published in the Scandina a growing body of evidence linking circadian disruption to worse infectious disease outcomes and carry direct relevance for pharmacists…

Researchers are finding that sleep may play a bigger role in weight management than many people realize, even when sleep loss is relatively mild

Researchers at the University of Missouri found that moving overnight emergency medicine shifts two hours earlier was linked to better sleep and lower levels of inflammation among physicians

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 15, 2026) – Participants pose for a selfie before the start of the annual Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Night Run outside the Purdy Fitness Center onboard Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). Hosted by CFAY MWR, the evening event brought together participants of all ages wearing high-visibility gear to promote physical fitness…

Patterns of being awake or asleep may make a difference when it comes to metabolic health. A study recently published in Frontiers explored how chronotype related to factors like diet, when participants ate, and body composition

One area of research interest is how chronotype relates to food intake and other health outcomes. 

It is four in the morning, and the ward is quiet. A resident doctor has been on her feet for nine hours. She is tired, her muscles are sore and her eyes are straining, but when her shift ends at six in the morning and she finally gets home, she struggles to sleep

Most people who stay up later than they should don’t think of themselves as sleep-deprived. They’re getting six hours — maybe six and a half — and they feel functional. That gap, roughly 80 minutes fewer than the seven-plus hours physiology requires, is precisely what a new controlled trial from Columbia University studied. Over six…

New research from Columbia University found that adults who cut their sleep by about 80 minutes for six weeks packed on a pound (0.45 kg) and moved less during the day

You do not have to pull all nighters to work against your waistline. A new Columbia study found that losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night pushed weight up over six weeks. The interesting part is why: not that tired people ate more, but that they quietly moved less