Tanya Mosley

There's so much research that shows working overnight can lessen your life expectancy. And it seems to impact women more than men. Why is that?

There's so much research that shows working overnight can lessen your life expectancy. And it seems to impact women more than men. Why is that?

Can we hack our bodies in some way? I'm just thinking about those fake sunlight lamps. I think they're called sad lights. Many people who work overnight use them to mimic the sun. If they're able to mimic the sun during their night hours and then have blackout lights during the day and sleep all day, I mean, does that work? What has the science found?

Can we hack our bodies in some way? I'm just thinking about those fake sunlight lamps. I think they're called sad lights. Many people who work overnight use them to mimic the sun. If they're able to mimic the sun during their night hours and then have blackout lights during the day and sleep all day, I mean, does that work? What has the science found?

Can we hack our bodies in some way? I'm just thinking about those fake sunlight lamps. I think they're called sad lights. Many people who work overnight use them to mimic the sun. If they're able to mimic the sun during their night hours and then have blackout lights during the day and sleep all day, I mean, does that work? What has the science found?

Are our bodies resilient, meaning that if you've worked for years and years on a night shift and then you've done all of this damage, your circadian rhythm is out of whack, and then now you're back with the living, can you get that time back on the damage that you've done to your body?

Are our bodies resilient, meaning that if you've worked for years and years on a night shift and then you've done all of this damage, your circadian rhythm is out of whack, and then now you're back with the living, can you get that time back on the damage that you've done to your body?

Are our bodies resilient, meaning that if you've worked for years and years on a night shift and then you've done all of this damage, your circadian rhythm is out of whack, and then now you're back with the living, can you get that time back on the damage that you've done to your body?

Our guest today is author and science journalist Lynn Peoples. We'll be right back after a short break. This is Fresh Air.

Our guest today is author and science journalist Lynn Peoples. We'll be right back after a short break. This is Fresh Air.

Our guest today is author and science journalist Lynn Peoples. We'll be right back after a short break. This is Fresh Air.

You write about how hormones impact so much of our circadian rhythms. So what do we see in men versus women?

You write about how hormones impact so much of our circadian rhythms. So what do we see in men versus women?

You write about how hormones impact so much of our circadian rhythms. So what do we see in men versus women?

I mean, any woman who has gone through menopause knows that for so many, there's this bewitching hour when sleep eludes. I think I've been reading research about how 3 to 5 a.m. is like a really important time for REM sleep, but it's also where it's the biggest disruption for menopausal women in their sleep cycle.

I mean, any woman who has gone through menopause knows that for so many, there's this bewitching hour when sleep eludes. I think I've been reading research about how 3 to 5 a.m. is like a really important time for REM sleep, but it's also where it's the biggest disruption for menopausal women in their sleep cycle.

I mean, any woman who has gone through menopause knows that for so many, there's this bewitching hour when sleep eludes. I think I've been reading research about how 3 to 5 a.m. is like a really important time for REM sleep, but it's also where it's the biggest disruption for menopausal women in their sleep cycle.

Is that something that humans, just women, have to live with, or is there a way through our understanding of our circadian rhythms that we can get that REM sleep that we need during that time period in our lives?

Is that something that humans, just women, have to live with, or is there a way through our understanding of our circadian rhythms that we can get that REM sleep that we need during that time period in our lives?

Is that something that humans, just women, have to live with, or is there a way through our understanding of our circadian rhythms that we can get that REM sleep that we need during that time period in our lives?