Caffeine can help those working shifts or nights to make fewer errors, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers.

Caffeine can help those working shifts or nights to make fewer errors, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. The findings have implications for health workers and for any industry relying on shift or night work. More than 15 per cent of workers in industrialised countries are involved in some shift or night time work, which may upset natural circadian rhythms or body clock'. In so-called shift work disorder (SWD), workers sleep only for short periods and consequently can become very sleepy during working hours, the study said. Sleepiness is thought to increase the risk of adverse...