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Science19 Jul 2026

The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off

More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them?

This is the first year of Astounding Stories. It was published in the USA in 1930 without a copyright notice. This is twelve complete issues with a few of the advertisement pages missing. Some of the small fonts are unreadable in these scans. Sorry. The cbr files have been updated with much better scans.
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More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. She is tired, her muscles are sore and her eyes are straining, but when her shift ends at six in the morning. And she finally gets home, she struggles to sleep. Her internal clock, built over millions of years of evolution to tune human biology to the rising. And setting of the Sun, is insisting it is morning. This is playing out, invisibly, in the lives of millions of shift workers. Now scientists are beginning to explore whether changing how we sleep can play a role in mitigating the toll of night shifts. And potentially alleviate the ill-effects of disrupted nights.

ประโยคและวลีที่ใช้ได้จริงจากเรื่องนี้

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can greatly impact their healthCollocation

สามารถส่งผลกระทบต่อสุขภาพของพวกเขาได้อย่างมาก.

From the storyMore than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health.

are sore and her eyesCollocation

มีอาการเจ็บปวดและตาของเธอ.

From the storyShe is tired, her muscles are sore and her eyes are straining, but when her shift ends at six in the morning.

setting of the SunCollocation

การตกของดวงอาทิตย์.

From the storyAnd setting of the Sun, is insisting it is morning.

is insisting it is morningCollocation

ยืนยันว่าเป็นเช้า.

From the storyAnd setting of the Sun, is insisting it is morning.

is playing outCollocation

กําลังเล่น.

From the storyThis is playing out, invisibly, in the lives of millions of shift workers.

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