Night shift friends: Ever wake up and find yourself unable to fall back asleep, even though you know you’re tired? Or find yourself unable to fall asleep in the first place, even though you’ve been awake for 20 hours? Blame it on your circadian rhythms. Yup, those internal body clocks that tell you when it’s […]
The latest update to our app, Arcashift, brings a game-changing feature that will revolutionize how you track and optimize your sleep. Dive Deeper with the Improved Sleep Chart The new and improved sleep chart is designed to give you a detailed and insightful look into how your daily activities affect your sleep patterns. Here’s how […]
We’re thrilled to announce the latest update to Arcashift, the app for shift workers. This update is packed with exciting new features designed to enhance your sleep health experience. With this update, we’ve introduced chronotypes and sleep insights and revamped our onboarding process to make it more customizable than ever. Personalized Sleep InsightsOur new chronotypes […]
For National Nurses Week, it’s crucial to spotlight these dedicated professionals who sacrifice their well-being and disrupt their routines to ensure continuous patient care. Over the years, we’ve spoken to many shift workers in the healthcare industry about their experiences working nights. Many of the insights we’ve gathered align closely with findings from our 2023 […]
The holiday season is well underway, and—while some describe it as the most wonderful time of the year—others (like those who work shifts) say it throws a few extra challenges their way. For example, we’ve heard that it can be hard to stick to a healthy eating routine during this time of year, especially when […]
Shift work can add a layer of complexity to your daily routine, setting you apart from the typical 9-to-5 crowd. Daily activities, like when to eat, can become a question that you don’t have time to answer. That’s where the magic of circadian science comes in. Increasingly, it looks like shift workers can do better […]
It’s a common term, but what do we really mean by jet lag? I would say jet lag is a kind of circadian misalignment that happens when: 1. your body is aligned to your environment, meaning you’re sleeping at night and active when the sun is up, then … 2. you quickly travel to a […]
This week, we’re excited to announce the launch of Arcashift, our new and improved mobile app for shift workers to sleep and feel better. With the early access program of our first app, Shift, we learned about essential features that shift workers need to better manage their days. Arcashift is the distillation of our learnings, […]
Here’s a weird thing about shift workers: Their sleep duration doesn’t always predict how sleepy they feel. Which is weird because… shouldn’t it? After all, somebody who sleeps for a longer period of time should feel less sleepy than someone who sleeps only for a short period of time, right? This paradox isn’t actually that […]
Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your research? I’m an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as well as Director of the Chronobiology, Light, and Sleep Lab in Bethesda, Maryland. Immediately prior to arriving at USUHS, I was in San […]
