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A sleep disorder associated with shift work may affect gene function
Going on holiday can affect shift workers on the level of gene function: a new study indicates that resting during a holiday period restored functions associated with DNA regulation in shift workers suffering from sleep deprivation.
Long-term sleep deprivation is detrimental to health, increasing the risk of psychiatric and somatic disorders, such as depression and cardiovascular diseases. And yet, little is known about the molecular biological mechanisms set in motion by sleep deprivation which underlie related adverse health effects.
In a recently published study, the University of Helsinki, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Finnair airline investigated dynamic changes to DNA methylation in shift workers. DNA methylation denotes epigenetic regulation that modifies gene function and regulates gene activity without changing t
Rest during holidays has a restorative effect on DNA changes in shift workers with sleep disorder
Long-term sleep deprivation is detrimental to health, increasing the risk of psychiatric and somatic disorders, such as depression and cardiovascular diseases. And yet, little is known about the molecular biological mechanisms set in motion by sleep deprivation which underlie related adverse health effects.
In a recently published study, the University of Helsinki, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the Finnair airline investigated dynamic changes to DNA methylation in shift workers. DNA methylation denotes epigenetic regulation that modifies gene function and regulates gene activity without changing the sequence of bases in the DNA.
Sales of copper-infused masks boom after German rule change
Pharmacy suppliers in Finland say demand for the masks has shot up after German authorities introduced stricter rules.
File photo of a copper-infused mask.
Image: Merja Heponiemi
Sales of face masks containing copper have seen an unexpected rise this year, with pharmacies across the country running out of stock. Working-age people in their 30s or 40s are buying them, explains
Anne Järvenpää, a pharmacist from Seinäjoki. We have run out of copper masks, and we can t get hold of any more, pharmacist
Katri Koiranen from Helsinki told Yle.
It is claimed that masks containing copper are self-sterilising, as the copper prevents viruses from clinging to the surface.
Helsinki s anonymous recruitment pilot to continue
Officials say anonymous recruitment has been such a success that the practice will continue next year.
Before being interviewed for her present job as a youth media trainer, Emilia Mäkinen was only a list of qualifications and a four-digit numerical series to recruiters.
Image: Rami Moilanen / Yle
In the spring of this year, the City of Helsinki started a pilot of anonymous recruitment, eliminating names, gender and age from application documents seen by HR before deciding on sending out invitations to job interviews.
The system was piloted in 12 different sectors, for a total of 41 jobs. Most were in the education and training fields, but the pilot also included other types of positions, including jobs in social and health care and Helsinki city transport.