Researchers identify how night-shift work causes internal clock confusion

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Night-shift workers face an increased risk of obesity and diabetes, but the underlying reason for that has been a mystery. Now, University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have found a potential cause for metabolic changes during night-shift work that creates confusion between cells in the body and the central clock in the brain.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news