webfact Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Study shows brain ages quicker for those working night shiftBANGKOK, 5 August 2015, (NMT) - A recent study reported by local media has revealed that those who work the night shift for an extended period of time induce a faster brain aging process than those who work regular hours.The study indicated that brain damage is especially visible in cases where the patients had been working odd hours for longer than 10 years. According to the findings, a brain in such working conditions would age six and a half years faster than the brain of someone working in regular hours.It stated that working a nocturnal schedule disrupts the body's biological clock and deprives it of Vitamin-D, which mainly come from exposure to sunlight. Furthermore, eating food in the middle of the night keeps sugar and fat in the system longer than food eaten during the day. This increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease by a factor of 1.5 over someone working a regular daytime schedule.Scientists indicated that those who regularly work the night shift may require at least five years for their brain to recover from the damage of their nocturnal lifestyle by returning to a normal sleep cycle. -- NNT 2015-08-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Nope, this came out in March 2014 from Pennsylvania Medical School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Maybe they tested them during a time when they sleep........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 What's the cause and what's the effect? Does working the night shift cause brain aging, or are people with brain aging issues more likely to get stuck in night shift jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 http://www.hngn.com/articles/26911/20140319/working-night-shifts-causes-irreversible-brain-damage-a-protein-could-help.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2014-11-04-shift-work-ages-the-brain-study-argues/ Can't find a direct link to the study..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmh8 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 this is why the research in this country is so crap, they did not look at the whole circadian rythm and stuff, studies on northern europeans in which UV light therapy helped workers in multiple ways. if its based on us researchers then same as above but we know they is corrupt anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 But i was a miner on dayshift, so this means my brain is affected also or could it be the alcohol i drank at night ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 this is why the research in this country is so crap, they did not look at the whole circadian rythm and stuff, studies on northern europeans in which UV light therapy helped workers in multiple ways. if its based on us researchers then same as above but we know they is corrupt anyhow Nope. The original report has - as usual - been incorrectly interpreted by a Journo. Which is the norm for many reporters all over the world. Rewriter : Benjamin Rujopakarn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelot Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've worked at least 30 years on nightshift putting newspapers to bed so that's my goose cooked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnacarta Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 But i was a miner on dayshift, so this means my brain is affected also or could it be the alcohol i drank at night ?. I have the same problem resulting from my old job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammygood Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 also more change to catch many cancers was the link not : lack of sunshine ? vitamin D ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandforumaddict Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ridiculous study as all of them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ridiculous study as all of them ! Night shift undoubtedly shortens life span. Its proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Ridiculous study as all of them ! Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 This why I spend my evenings getting drunk and taking street drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I worked night shift for several years, but it's really the morning shift that gets you, from about 4-8am. That's when most night shifts end. You can't do anything and never really feel "normal". I can see the tiredness shortening a lifespan over time. Anything up to 3 am though and I'm fine, can sleep and function the next day without fatigue. The tiredness also lads to strange behavioral stuff due to fatigue and boredom. My co-workers and I used to sit with out boots on the desk, take food from the supply and all kinds of strange stuff we would never do on a day shift. I also think I caught a black employee who filled in once for the regular white guy, spanking a monkey in the clothes trailor. or, at least he was up to something weird. then there was the plumber who kept coming by and hanging out all night wanting to shoot pool. turns out he was a child molester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Lucky that I am always drunk at night and keep away from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Maybe this explains why bargirls seem to age so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Maybe this explains why bargirls seem to age so quickly. Nah. I have a different theory for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 They say working night shift shortens your life, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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