By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a large study, middle-aged women working night shifts didn't suffer any long-term impairment in their thinking skills. Previous studies suggested working a mix of day and night shifts disrupts circadian rhythms - changes in the mind and body that follow a 24-hour cycle. Researchers have thought those disruptions could speed up brain aging. "While we had a good rationale for thinking this association might exist, it simply did not in this dataset," Dr. Elizabeth E. Devore said. ...
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