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BMC Public Health
January 2025
UMR 1295, Paul Sabatier III University-Inserm, CERPOP: Centre for Epidemiology Research in Population Health, Toulouse, France.
Background: The cardiovascular consequences of night work are increasingly well-known. Implementing effective preventive strategies, however, requires further investigation of the effects of exposure duration. This study sought to assess the cumulative dose-effect of night work exposure on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among current and former night workers in France.
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January 2025
Department of Nursing, Surgical Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.
Introduction: Sleep disturbances among nurses engaged in night duty and their spouses need to be improved to ensure their ability to provide care and perform daily tasks. Therefore, an objective investigation is needed to establish a sleep improvement strategy.
Objective: To investigate the utility of a sleep tracker to assess sleep quality in nurses and spouses.
PLoS One
January 2025
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
The outer retina (OR) is highly energy demanding. Impaired energy metabolism combined with high demands are expected to cause energy insufficiencies that make the OR susceptible to complex blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Here, anatomical, physiological and quantitative molecular data were used to calculate the ATP expenditure of the main energy-consuming processes in three cell types of the OR for the night and two different periods during the day.
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January 2025
Photodermatology Unit, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Visible light has been considered to have minimal impact on the skin. However, the increasing use of electronic devices has led to a significant increase in exposure to visible light, especially blue light. We measured the irradiance (mW/cm) and estimated dose (J/cm) of visible light and blue light emitted from various electronic devices including smartphones, tablets and computers.
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January 2025
Department of Health and Society, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address:
Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) is a circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders affecting individuals who work in nonstandard hours, particularly night shifts. It manifests as difficulty sleeping during the day and staying awake during work hours, leading to health issues. SWSD is not universally experienced by all shift workers, with about 30% affected.
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