/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10494/all en /newsroom/channels/news/early-bird-or-night-owl-study-links-shift-worker-sleep-chronotype-331281 <p>Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge for shift workers affecting their overall health. But what role does being an early bird or night owl play in getting good rest? Researchers from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University find a link between chronotype and amount of sleep shift workers can get with their irregular schedules.</p> Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:26:58 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 268650 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/effect-night-shifts-gene-expression-fails-adapt-new-sleep-patterns-287064 <p>Have you ever considered that working night shifts may, in the long run, have an impact on your health? A team of researchers from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University affiliated Douglas Mental Health University Institute (DMHUI) has discovered that genes regulating important biological processes are incapable of adapting to new sleeping and eating patterns and that most of them stay tuned to their daytime biological clock rhythms.</p> Mon, 07 May 2018 19:28:49 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 39487 at /newsroom