Dr. Kenneth Wright on Shift Work and Sleep

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8/19/2022Updated: 3/24/2023

Excerpts from our conversation with Dr. Kenneth Wright, Jr., an NIH-funded expert on sleep at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

NIHNiH: What is the circadian system? And why is it disrupted by shift work, such as working the night shift?

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