Neurologist warned about the dangers of night shifts for health

Constant night shift work can lead to serious health problems. Among them are heart attacks and oncological diseases, neurologist Igor Maltsev said on Thursday, April 10.

The specialist explained that night shifts usually cause daytime fatigue, decreased concentration, and increased risk of errors.

"If this happens all the time, then it is possible to disrupt the production of melatonin (sleep hormone) and cortisol (stress hormone), which affects the immune system, cell regeneration and stress tolerance," the doctor said in an interview withГазета.Ru ".

Maltsev added that as a result, the likelihood of developing hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart attacks and other health problems increases. 360.ru . In addition, the risk of type 2 diabetes and weakened immune system increases. Women may experience menstrual irregularities and pregnancy complications.

On April 8, Sofia Cherkasova, a somnologist, clinical psychologist, member of the Russian Society of Somnologists, Candidate of Medical Sciences, expressed the opinion that lack of sleep is one of the causes of premature aging, RT reports.

In turn, Pavel Kudinov, a somnologist and a member of the Russian Society of Somnologists, told NSN that each person's sleep rate is individual, and only early risers will help you sleep enough time and go to bed early.

Earlier, on March 14, Sergo Tsenteradze, a neurologist and somnologist at the Department of Sleep Medicine at UCB No. 3 of the Sechenov University Clinical Center, told Izvestia that sleep disorders can be a factor provoking depression. He stressed that sleep is essential for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases. So, even one sleepless night leads to an accelerated accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain, a protein that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.