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New research says working at night can damage one's . It increases the risk of cancer, , mental illnesses, and heart . Researchers from the U.K.'s Sleep Research Centre discovered that many in the body needed to follow a 24-hour cycle, which includes sleeping at night. If this is broken, up to 1,500 genes could get damaged. This could lead to life- diseases. Professor Derk-Jan Dijk said: "The study has important because we now need to discover why these exist" and what the are.

The human body has 24,000 genes. Many switch off if the body does not sleep . This can make the system less , which means we get ill more often. Dr Simon Archer said: "Over 97 per cent of rhythmic genes become out-of- with mistimed sleep." He said this explained why we feel so with jet or after night shifts." Despite the of the research, it is difficult for people to change their . It is difficult for society to function without people working night shifts. People need to understand the of night shifts and reduce the bad effects.

 


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