Erzurum, Turkey — Health care employees who work double shifts may have elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, results of a recent study suggest. Led by Fadime Ulupınar of Erzurum Technical University, researchers analyzed saliva cortisol samples of 52 female nurses who worked rotating shifts. They collected samples before and after shifts and at […]

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