Study: Night Shift Workers At Lower Risk For Parkinson's
Researchers Looked At Nurses
POSTED: 11:57 am EDT April 26,
2006
UPDATED: 12:20 pm EDT April 26,
2006
BOSTON -- New research reveals at least one benefit to working the night shift: a lower risk of Parkinson's disease. Researchers evaluated data from the U.S. Nurses' Health Study. They found nurses who worked at least 15 years on the night shift had a 50 percent lower risk of Parkinson's than those who never worked night shifts.
The study concluded those who slept for a longer duration had a higher risk for the disease.
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