Bedside Device Harnesses Gamma Sound and Light Therapy to Enhance Sleep
A clinical study involving 34 participants over 163 nights demonstrated that the device significantly improved sleep quality compared to a control group.
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Bright Light’s Role in Alleviating Stress-Induced Sleep Disturbances
Researchers have identified the neural pathway behind the link between chronic stress and sleep disturbance and, at the same time, explain how bright-light treatment is able to counter it.
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In Praise of Morning Light
Elemental explains why early sunshine is a cure-all. Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, director of the behavioral sleep medicine training program at the University of Utah, says if people don’t get the right cues for wakefulness,...
Read MoreTeens Sleep 43 More Minutes Per Night After Combo of Two Treatments
Teenagers got 43 more minutes of sleep a night after a four-week intervention that reset their body clocks and helped them go to bed earlier, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has shown. The treatment had...
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Blue Light for Entrainment Can Help Heal Concussions
Early morning blue light exposure therapy can aid the healing process of people impact by mild...
Read MoreForget What You Think You Know About Blue Light and Sleep
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 MoreResearchers ID 3 Cell Types That Help the Brain Tell Day from Night
Bright 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...
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Researchers Develop Algorithm to Optimize sleep and Light Exposure to Reduce Jet Lag
Engineers affiliated with the Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) Center at...
Read MoreWhy Blue Light Might Not Be That Bad for Sleep
Blue 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 MoreMouse Study Provides Insights Into Why Bright Light Keeps Animals Awake
In 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...
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Circadian Rhythm: New Line of Light Bulbs Provide the Right Light for Different Times of the Day
Light bulb manufacturer Norb has announced the release of the NorbSLEEP light bulb this...
Read MoreEliminating Light While Sleeping Could Reduce Obesity Risk in Women
Sleeping 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 MoreStop Blaming Blue Light for All Your Problems
Sleep 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...
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Lighting the Way
Healthcare facilities have more options and strategies than ever before to adopt circadian...
Read MoreBlue Light, the Bane of Sleep, May Speed Up Recovery After Surgery
A 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 MoreWorry About the Amount of Light at Night More Than the Blue Wavelengths
For 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...
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Soraa HEALTHY Blue-free LED Lamp Portfolio
Soraa, which makes full-spectrum LED technology, introduces a series of lamps that are blue-free...
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