BACKGROUND An increased risk of breast cancer has been observed in night shift workers. Exposure to artificial light at night and disruption of the endogenous circadian rhythm with suppression of the melatonin synthesis have been suggested mechanisms. We investigated the hypothesis that rotating night shift work is associated with mammographic density. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional s...

Although night sweating is a common outpatient complaint medical, literature on this subject is scarce. Tuberculosis, brucellosis and lymphoma are diseases in which night sweating is a dominant symptom, but these are infrequently found to be the cause of night sweats in modern practice. While these diseases remain important diagnostic considerations in patients with night sweats, other diagnosi...

•Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a pervasive and disruptive aspect of modern life•This study examined the effects acute ALAN exposure on hippocampal vasculature•ALAN altered vascular structure connectivity in mice•Vascular alterations induced by varied based sex The function cardiovascular system are modulated across day circadian rhythms, making this susceptible to rhythm disruption. Recen...

EDITORIAL article Front. Ecol. Evol., 15 April 2022Sec. Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.896460

In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology has been introduced into the mining industry to conduct terrain surveying. This work investigates the application of UAVs with artificial lighting for measurement of rock fragmentation under poor lighting conditions, representing night shifts in surface mines or working conditions in underground mines. The study relies on indoor and outd...

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a pervasive and growing issue worldwide. ALAN disrupts the physiology natural crepuscular nocturnal behavior of organisms, with widely observed effects on insects. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are disease vectors that evaluate select freshwater habitats as oviposition sites. This has both ecological epidemiological implications. However, it unknown how aff...