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Light exposure before nightshift cuts fatigue, errors
Exposing nurses working nights to light before their shift cuts fatigue and errors, according to a study published online April 18 in Sleep Health.
May 15, 2023
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Study shows how sleep deprivation affects cognitive performance
Anyone who has ever had a night of poor sleep or no sleep at all knows how much the lack of sleep can affect concentration the next day. Researchers at the Leibniz Research Center for Working Environment and Human Factors ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Procrastinating is linked to health and career problems, but there are things you can do to stop
Do you ever beat yourself up for procrastinating? You might be composing that message to a friend who you have to let down, or writing a big report for school or work, and doing your best to avoid it but deep down knowing ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Shift work linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed
Shift work is linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Mar 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Professor finds after-hours cannabis use has no impact on workplace performance
Although it has become increasingly accepted for medical and recreational use, cannabis is still considered among one of the most widely used illegal substances in the United States and in many European countries. A common ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Memories form 'barrier' to letting go of objects for people who hoard
New research conducted at the University of Bath has demonstrated important differences in how people with and without hoarding problems discard objects and the role their memories play.
Jun 19, 2019
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Medical research
Unraveling mysteries in the blood
Queen's University researcher Paula James has revealed women who are carriers of hemophilia A, an inherited bleeding disorder, experience abnormal bleeding in about 30 per cent of cases. Dr. James is working to unravel the ...
Feb 21, 2019
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European workers fail to hydrate properly
A newly published scientific paper indicates that occupational safety and daily day performance in seven out of 10 workers from several European industries are negatively affected by a combination of heat stress and failure ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Stronger muscles may pump up kids' memory skills
(HealthDay)—Here's yet another reason to make sure your kids are active: New research shows those with stronger muscles may have better working memory.
Apr 20, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Working memory differs by parents' education; effects persist into adolescence
Working memory—the ability to hold information in your mind, think about it, and use it to guide behavior—develops through childhood and adolescence, and is key for successful performance at school and work. Previous ...
Apr 30, 2014
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