From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital media release: Sleep disorders are independent risk factors for heart attacks and motor vehicle crashes, which are the two leading causes of death for firefighters in the United States.…
From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology media release: Psychological stress and stress-related psychiatric disorders are associated with increased risk for aging-related diseases, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this relation are unknown. Understanding these mechanisms may…
From the San Francisco State University media release: Employers know that dramatic changes in the workplace, such as the start of the “busy season” or a new, more demanding boss, can cause employees to act…
From the IUPUI media release: Walking workstations can improve not only physical, but also mental health during the workday, a new study released this week found. The research was conducted by faculty and student researchers…
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal media release: Shift work, like chronic jet lag, is known to disrupt the body’s internal clock (circadian rhythms), and it has been linked to a range of health problems, such…
From the University of East Anglia media release: Walking or cycling to work is better for people’s mental health than driving to work, according to new research by health economists at the University of East…
From the Penn State media release: The way parents balance their work schedules may affect their adolescent children’s eating habits, according to Penn State researchers. Those schedules may be even more important than the number…
From the American Sociological Association media release: While some suggest that flexible work arrangements have the potential to reduce workplace inequality, a new study finds these arrangements may exacerbate discrimination based on parental status and…
From the Drexel University media release: Being unemployed increases your risk of death, but recessions decrease it. Sound paradoxical? Researchers thought so too. While previous studies of individuals have shown that employees who lose their…
From the The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society media release: Modern office workers are expected to multitask regularly, often juggling multiple projects and priorities over the course of a day. Studies have shown that the…