Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundIndividuals who do day/night shifts or who are exposed to 24 hours of daylight have a greater CVS risk. This may relate to effects on the diurnal rhythm of sleep, appetite or cortisol.AimsTo investigate the variations in the diurnal cortisol secretion, appetite and sleep in young healthy civilians from the UK during a five week expedition to Svalbard in the Arctic with 24 hours of daylight.<p cl...