Light Therapy May Improve Sleep in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
A meta-analysis of fifteen trials found that light therapy significantly improved sleep efficiency, increased interdaily stability, and reduced intradaily variability.
A meta-analysis of fifteen trials found that light therapy significantly improved sleep efficiency, increased interdaily stability, and reduced intradaily variability.
Most messaging is focused on avoiding light at night, but this study highlights the importance of getting enough daylight.
While electronics can keep you up because of their bright lights and ability to time-suck, blue light isn’t necessarily the problem, reports TIME.But that doesn’t mean blue light is evil. “Blue light has become...
Read MoreBright light at night interrupts the body’s normal day-night cycles, called circadian rhythms, and can trigger insomnia. So understanding how human eyes sense light could lead to “smart” lights that can prevent...
Read MoreEngineers affiliated with the Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) Center at...
Read MoreBlue light may not be as disruptive to our sleep patterns as originally thought, according to University of Manchester scientists. They say using dim, cooler, lights in the evening and bright warmer lights in the day may be more...
Read MoreIn recent decades, scientists have learned a great deal about how different neurons connect and send signals to each other. But it’s been difficult to trace the activity of individual nerve fibers known as axons, some of...
Read MoreLight bulb manufacturer Norb has announced the release of the NorbSLEEP light bulb this...
Read MoreSleeping with a television or light on in the room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The research, which was published online June 10 in...
Read MoreSleep problems tend to be multifactorial but many people see blue light-blocking glasses as an easy fix, reports Popular Science. “We love the easy answer. We just love the idea that we can take a pill or put on a pair of...
Read MoreHealthcare facilities have more options and strategies than ever before to adopt circadian...
Read MoreA study finds that blue-light therapy is helping patients to beat the jet-lag effect of general anesthetics and get out of hospital faster, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Going under anaesthesia can significantly...
Read MoreFor the second time in a year, the Lighting Research Center implicates light levels and duration as greater villains than blue frequencies in poor sleep, reports LEDs Magazine. “Both amount and spectrum are important, but the...
Read MoreSoraa, which makes full-spectrum LED technology, introduces a series of lamps that are blue-free...
Read MoreHotel company IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has partnered with Healthe by Lighting Science...
Read MoreCompare 7 light therapy devices side by side.
Read MoreThe Lighting Research Center (LRC) is recruiting persons over 18 years to participate in a study that will take place over the course of five weeks, one session each week. The weeks of the study are January 14, 21, 28 and...
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