Tag: shift work


  • Wits Neuroscientist Advances Sleep Health for SA Responders

    Wits Neuroscientist Advances Sleep Health for SA Responders

    A Mission Backed by Science A senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is turning a critical eye toward the sleep health of South Africa’s first responders. Through rigorous neuroscience research, the project aims to uncover how shift work, long duty cycles, and high-stress environments disturb sleep patterns among police, firefighters, and emergency…