Doing shift work can damage your brain. Here's what you need to know

New research suggests that working long, irregular hours for a number of years - referred to as shift work - can lead to increased fatigue, symptoms similar to jetlag, and may even take a toll on brain power.

The research study found that working in shifts severely damages a person's ability to think properly, and degenerates their ability to remember information.

Researchers found that a person who worked outside of normal hours for a decade displays the same brain degeneration and aging that would have normally taken at least 6 and a half years.