Beloved,
I wish above all things that thou mayest ...be in health,
3 John 1:2
"A new observational study by researchers from Hong Kong demonstrates that disrupted sleep is associated with DNA damage. The findings appear in the journal Anaesthesia.
Overnight on-site call doctors had lower baseline DNA repair gene expression and more DNA breaks than participants who did not work overnight.
In overnight on-site call participants, after acute sleep deprivation, DNA repair gene expression was decreased and DNA breaks were increased.
“Although this work is very preliminary, it is clear from the results that even a single night of sleep deprivation can trigger events that may contribute to the development of chronic disease,” Dr. Choi said.
“Anesthetists — and other health professionals — frequently work night shifts and on call duties, and their work patterns change frequently between night and day work,” said Professor Andy Klein, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Anaesthesia." SciNews