Researchers Test Sleep-Improving & Cognition-Boosting Light Treatments for Alzheimers
The team will examine whether combining 40-Hz flashes (to increase gamma waves) with a light therapy designed to reset a patient’s sleep-wake cycle may help.
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LatestForget 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...
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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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IHG Pilots New Lighting Technology to Help Guests Sleep Better
Hotel company IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has partnered with Healthe by Lighting Science...
Read MoreLight Therapy Devices Comparison Guide (March 2019)
Compare 7 light therapy devices side by side.
Read MoreRecruiting: Nighttime Participants for Paid Study Investigating Alerting Effects of Light
The 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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The Sleep Scientists Embarking on Jet Lag Studies
Scientists and entrepreneurs are joining forces to meet a growing demand for solutions to jet lag.
Read MoreAdjunctive Light Therapy Shows Promise in Parkinson’s Disease Patients on Dopaminergic Therapy
PhotoPharmics released the results of its multinational, double-blind, randomized controlled trial in Parkinson’s disease at the annual International Movement Disorders Society meeting in Hong Kong. The study is entitled...
Read MoreLight Therapy May Help Sleep Problems in Perimenopausal Women
Light therapy has long been a recognized treatment option for depression. But can it help perimenopausal women struggling with depression and sleep problems as the result of hormone changes? A new study from the University of...
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Postnatal Depression Could Be Linked to Less Daylight Exposure
Women in late pregnancy during darker months of the year may have a greater risk of developing...
Read MoreIs Blue Light Really What’s Keeping You Awake?
It’s a convenient scapegoat, but there are other reasons that devices mess with your sleep, reports Medium. “Based on my research and that of others, we have consistently found that the blue-enriched light from screens tested in...
Read MoreLight Therapy Tech to Help Overcome Jet Lag and Summer Insomnia
Consider some carefully applied red or green light to help you fall asleep better and wake up refreshed, reports MedGadget. Further down the color spectrum and (hopefully) many hours into your blissful sleep, green light is said...
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Lighting May Improve Sleep, Mood, and Behavior in People with Alzheimer’s
Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD, director of the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic...
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New Technology Could Fix Melatonin-suppression Problems of Smartphones While Keeping Colors True
Visual displays that inadvertently suppress the release of melatonin, such as in smartphones,...
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