SVALBARD, Norway — The famous Baton Rouge-born Nader sisters will participate in a study this month examining how women’s health is affected by extreme climates.
The “eXtreme Environment and Reproductive Sleep and Circadian Health” study will be conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Arizona and the Space Prize Foundation.
The researchers’ goal is to understand how “extreme polar environments affect women’s health, specifically reproductive, sleep, and circadian rhythms.” They will examine how cold temperatures, isolation and disrupted light-dark cycles affect such aspects of women’s health…