The following list is a small selection of a larger and daily growing pool of studies showing how the right light, at the right time, is essential for human health
Light related studies on human health
- Insufficient Sun Exposure Has Become a Real Public Health Problem
- Regular sun exposure benefits health
- Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major causes of death: a competing risk analysis of the Melanoma in Southern Sweden cohort.
- Light at night and modeled circadian disruption predict higher risk of mortality: A prospective
- Fat cells can sense sunlight—not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk
- How UV Light Touches the Brain and Endocrine System Through Skin, and Why
- Timing and Intensity of Light Correlate with Body Weight in Adults
- Biological Effects of Sunlight, Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, Infrared Radiation and Vitamin D for Health
- Sunlight Has Cardiovascular Benefits Independently of Vitamin D
- Vitamin D and Sunlight: Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Other Health Benefits
- Risks and benefits of UV radiation in older people: More of a friend than a foe?
- Sunlight Has Cardiovascular Benefits Independently of Vitamin D
- Intense Light-Mediated Circadian Cardioprotection via Transcriptional Reprogramming of the Endothelium
- Beneficial effects of UV radiation other than via vitamin D production
- Mitochondrial Signaling in Mammalian Cells Activated by Red and Near-IR Radiation
- Study shows how light therapy might help premature babies avoid vision problems
- How Daylight Controls the Biological Clock, Organizes Sleep, and Enhances Mood and Performance
- Naturalistic Intensities of Light at Night: A Review of the Potent Effects of Very Dim Light on Circadian Responses and Considerations for Translational Research
- Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Low ultraviolet B and increased risk of brain cancer: an ecological study of 175 countries
- Non-image-forming functional roles of OPN3, OPN4 and OPN5 photopigments
- Chromophores and opsins: Physiological processes elicited by visible, ultraviolet and infrared light
- Bright light alters metabolism
- Day and night light exposure are associated with psychiatric disorders: an objective light study in >85,000 people
- Lack of interest in sex successfully treated by exposure to bright light
- Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior
- Circadian control of the immune system
- The Winding Path Towards an Inverse Relationship Between Sun Exposure and All-cause Mortality.
- Skin Exposure to Narrow Band Ultraviolet (UVB) Light Modulates the Human Intestinal Microbiomehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6821880/
- Comparison of narrowband ultraviolet B exposure and oral vitamin D substitution on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration.
- Workplace lighting for improving alertness and mood in daytime workers.
- The role of daylight for humans – Gaps in current knowledge
- Effect of light wavelength on suppression and phase delay of the melatonin rhythm
- Differential effects of light wavelength in phase advancing the melatonin rhythm
- Sensitivity of the human circadian system to short-wavelength (420-nm) light
- Action spectrum for melatonin regulation in humans: evidence for a novel circadian photoreceptor
- Opsins and mammalian photoentrainment
- Circadian rhythms and the blues. AND THE GREENS
- Circadian Rhythms, Thyroid Hormone and Vision Loss
- Solar ultraviolet irradiance and cancer incidence and mortality
- Vitamin D and mortality: Individual participant data meta-analysis of standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D in 26916 individuals from a European consortium
- Low ultraviolet B and increased risk of brain cancer: an ecological study of 175 countries
- The aging clock and circadian control of metabolism and genome stability
- UVB Activates Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in C57BL/6 Mice
- Circadian Rhythms and Mitochondria: Connecting the Dots
- Sensing the environment: regulation of local and global homeostasis by the skin’s neuroendocrine system
- Sunlight and health: shifting the focus from vitamin D3 to photobiomodulation by red and near-infrared light
- Light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis: Structural biology meets spectroscopy
- 6th Sense: Are We Communicating Using Invisible Light? Biophotons and DNA.
- Ultraviolet Radiation Suppresses Obesity and Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome Independently of Vitamin D in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet
- Protecting the Melatonin Rhythm through Circadian Healthy Light Exposure
- Light-activated neurons deep in the brain control body heat
- Violet-light suppression of thermogenesis by opsin 5 hypothalamic neurons
- Mechanisms involved in enhancing human performance by changing the lighting in the industrial workplace
- Occupational sunlight exposure and melanoma in the U.S. Navy
- Sunlight and Vitamin D: Necessary for Public Health
- Access to electric light is associated with delays of the dim‐light melatonin onset in a traditionally hunter‐gatherer Toba/Qom community
- The quantum mitochondrion and optimal health
- Fat cells can sense sunlight—not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk
- Bright Lights, Big Relief – Treating seasonal affective disorder.
- ‘Western society is chronically sleep deprived’: the importance of the body’s clock
- Nobel prize for medicine awarded for insights into internal biological clock
- Time’s up for daylight saving, say sleep experts
- How artificial light affect our health
- Mitochondria as Potential Targets and Initiators of the Blue Light Hazard to the Retina
- More time outdoors may lower a child’s risk for myopia
- The effects of prior light history on the suppression of melatonin by light in humans
- Shining a Green Light on a New Preventive Therapy for Migraine
- Cincinnati Children’s: This is Your Brain…on Sunlight
- The risks and benefits of sun exposure 2016
- Ultraviolet-A light in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- The Role of Daylight for Humans: Gaps in Current Knowledge
- What is light? The visible spectrum and beyond
- Blue light exacerbates and red light counteracts negative insults to retinal ganglion cells in situ and R28 cells in vitro
- Night-time exposure to blue light associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer
- Saving lives with sunlight | Kevin McGuigan | TEDxDublin
- Sunlight and Your Health: An EnLIGHTening Perspective
- Maverick scientist thinks he has discovered a magnetic sixth sense in humans
- What Lies at the Heart of Photobiomodulation: Light, Cytochrome C Oxidase, and Nitric Oxide—Review of the Evidence
- Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health
- Effects of near-ultraviolet (UV-A) light on melatonin biosynthesis in vertebrate pineal gland
- Physiological and pharmacological perspectives of melatonin
- Mitochondrial solar sensitivity: evolutionary and biomedical implications
- Effect of Light on Human Circadian Physiology
- Ocular and systemic melatonin and the influence of light exposure
- Lighting and Human Performance
- The effects of two different doses of ultraviolet-A light exposure on nitric oxide metabolites and cardiorespiratory outcomes
- Melatonin as a master regulator of cell death and inflammation: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications for newborn care
- Effect of wavelength and beam width on penetration in light-tissue interaction using computational methods
- Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase is not the primary acceptor for near infrared light-it is mitochondrial bound water: the principles of low-level light therapy
- Near-infrared light increases ATP, extends lifespan and improves mobility in aged Drosophila melanogaster
- Aging retinal function is improved by near infrared light (670 nm) that is associated with corrected mitochondrial decline
- Why We Need More Nature at Work: Effects of Natural Elements and Sunlight on Employee Mental Health and Work Attitudes
- Tailored lighting intervention improves measures of sleep, depression, and agitation in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia living in long-term care facilities
- Indoor exposure to natural bright light prevents afternoon sleepiness
- Narrow-band ultraviolet B radiation induces the expression of β-endorphin in human skin in vivo
- The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
- Mechanisms and Mitochondrial Redox Signaling in Photobiomodulation
- Is It Time to Consider Photobiomodulation As a Drug Equivalent?
- Skin Exposure to Narrow Band Ultraviolet (UVB) Light Modulates the Human Intestinal Microbiome
- Action spectrum for melatonin regulation in humans: evidence for a novel circadian photoreceptor
- Beyond Mitochondria, What Would be the Energy Source of the Cell?
- Daily morning light therapy is associated with an increase in choroidal thickness in healthy young adults
- Yes, circadian rhythms actually do affect almost everything
- Dark matters: effects of light at night on metabolism
- Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase is not the primary acceptor for near infrared light—it is mitochondrial bound water: the principles of low-level light therapy
- The role of retinal photoreceptors in the regulation of circadian rhythms
- Metabolic Implications of Exposure to Light at Night: Lessons from Animal and Human Studies
- A New Threat to Dopamine Neurons: The Downside of Artificial Light
- Melatonin potentials against viral infections including COVID-19: Current evidence and new findings
- Sun Exposure and Its Effects on Human Health: Mechanisms through Which Sun Exposure Could Reduce the Risk of Developing Obesity and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction
- A New Threat to Dopamine Neurons: The Downside of Artificial Light
- Evaluating the Association between Artificial Light-at-Night Exposure and Breast and Prostate Cancer Risk in Spain
- Redox Control of the Cell Cycle in Health and Disease
- The quantum mitochondrion and optimal health
- Mitochondrial solar sensitivity: evolutionary and biomedical implications
- Evidence That Homeostatic Sleep Regulation Depends on Ambient Lighting Conditions during Wakefulness
- Evening home lighting adversely impacts the circadian system and sleep
- Closing Wounds With Light?
- The effects of light at night on circadian clocks and metabolism
- Harvard university researchers find using Green light reduces stress from Migraines.
- Dopaminergic modulation of retinal processing from starlight to sunlight
- Melatonin Orchestrates Lipid Homeostasis through the Hepatointestinal Circadian Clock and Microbiota during Constant Light Exposure
- Ultraviolet Radiation Suppresses Obesity and Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome Independently of Vitamin D in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568574/
- Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body
- Subcutaneous white adipocytes express a light sensitive signaling pathway mediated via a melanopsin/TRPC channel axis
- Effets sur la santé humaine et sur l’environnement (faune et flore) des diodes électroluminescentes (LED)
- MELANOPSIN AND THE INTRINSICALLY PHOTOSENSITIVE RETINAL GANGLION CELLS: BIOPHYSICS TO BEHAVIOR
- Intrinsic Photosensitivity Enhances Motility of T Lymphocytes
- Landmark Study: The Relation of Solar Radiation to Cancer Mortality in North America
- “Photobiomics”: Can Light, Including Photobiomodulation, Alter the Microbiome?
- Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The quantum mitochondrion and optimal health
- An Hour of Light and Sound a Day Might Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay
- Physicists Suggest All Matter May Be Made Up of Energy ‘Fragments’
- Blue light exacerbates and red light counteracts negative insults to retinal ganglion cells in situ and R28 cells in vitro
- Out of breath, out of time: interactions between HIF and circadian rhythms
- UV-LED disinfection of Coronavirus: Wavelength effect
- Light — not pain-killing drugs — used to activate brain’s opioid receptors
- Melatonin in Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Related Disorders
- Blue light exacerbates and red light counteracts negative insults to retinal ganglion cells in situ and R28 cells in vitro
- The skin is a Solar powered battery ( Ted talk by Stephanie Seneff)
- Where do we get our energy? – Nature commonly uses light to supply energy (pollack)
- Transcriptional programming of lipid and amino acid metabolism by the skeletal muscle circadian clock
- Dual role of mitochondria in producing melatonin and driving GPCR signaling to block cytochrome c release
- Human-Centric Lighting: Foundational Considerations and a Five-Step Design Process
- Can Extra Daytime Light Exposure Improve Well-Being and Sleep? A Pilot Study of Patients With Glaucoma
- Sunlight Offers Surprise Benefit – It Energizes Infection Fighting T Cells
- Prolonged daily light exposure increases body fat mass through attenuation of brown adipose tissue activity
- Ultraviolet B Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Are More Efficient and Effective in Producing Vitamin D3 in Human Skin Compared to Natural Sunlight
- Sunlight exposure exerts immunomodulatory effects to reduce multiple sclerosis severity
- Bright light alters metabolism
- Infrared and skin: Friend or foe
- Ultraviolet B Irradiation of the Eye Activates a Nitric Oxide-dependent Hypothalamopituitary Proopiomelanocortin Pathway and Modulates Functions of α-Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone-responsive Cells
- Environmental 24-hr Cycles Are Essential for Health
- Lifetime exposure to ultraviolet radiation and the risk of multiple sclerosis in the US radiologic technologists cohort study
- Exposure to Sunlight Boosts Good Gut Microbiome Bacteria, and Vitamin D Levels
- Ultraviolet light therapy reduces viral load in critically ill COVID-19 patients
- How does the skin sense sun light – An integrative view of light sensing molecules
- Skin Exposure to Narrow Band Ultraviolet (UVB) Light Modulates the Human Intestinal Microbiome
- Comparison of narrowband ultraviolet B exposure and oral vitamin D substitution on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration
- Speculations about Bystander and Biophotons
- Photobiomodulation (PBM) / Low level laser therapy (LLLT) / red/NIR phototherapy studies – a comprehensive database
- The expression of opsins in the human skin and its implications for photobiomodulation: A Systematic Review
- UV sunrays – not vitamin D – reduce Covid-19 deaths, researchers find
- Bright daytime light enhances circadian amplitude in a diurnal mammal
- Melatonin suppression by static and extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields: relationship to the reported increased incidence of cancer
- How Other Forms of Energy from Sunshine May Affect Our Health
- Global rise of potential health hazards caused by blue light-induced circadian disruption in modern aging societies
- Central role of p53 in the suntan response and pathologic hyperpigmentation
- Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates UV/endorphin and opioid addiction
- Sunlight exposure: Do health benefits outweigh harm?
- Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Part-time cancers and role of melatonin in determining their metabolic phenotype
- NTP Cancer Hazard Assessment Report on Night Shift Work and Light at Night
- Hormonally mediated effects of artificial light at night on behavior and fitness: linking endocrine mechanisms with function
- Daylight regulates our body functions
- Blue light-induced oxidative stress in live skin
- Daylight Academy – 9 questions on lack of daylight and illness
- Daylight Academy – 15 questions on daylight and body functions
- Spend time outdoors for your brain – an in-depth longitudinal MRI study
- Lessons Learned from Paleolithic Models and Evolution for Human Health: A Snap Shot on Beneficial Effects and Risks of Solar Radiation
- Why We Need More Nature at Work: Effects of Natural Elements and Sunlight on Employee Mental Health and Work Attitudes
- Walking in the light: How history of physical activity, sunlight, and vitamin D account for body fat – a UK Biobank study
- Sunlight exposure increased Covid-19 recovery rates: A study in the central pandemic area of Indonesia
- Workplace lighting for improving alertness and mood in daytime workers
- Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time Forgot”
- Blue light creates negative physiological changes during sleep
- Light exposure during sleep may increase insulin resistance
- Sunlight a Carcinogen – Combatting Cancer or Crushing a Competitor
- Melatonin and its metabolites ameliorate UVB-induced damages in human epidermal keratinocytes
- NPAS4 regulates the transcriptional response of the suprachiasmatic nucleus to light and circadian behavior
- Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior
- Sun’s rays can reduce premature birth risk
- Modulation of the immune system by UV radiation: more than just the effects of vitamin D?
- The retinal ipRGC-preoptic circuit mediates the acute effect of light on sleep
- The sufficient vitamin D and albumin level have a protective effect on COVID-19 infection
- Dim light in the evening causes coordinated realignment of circadian rhythms, sleep, and short-term memory
- Circadian neurons in the paraventricular nucleus entrain and sustain daily rhythms in glucocorticoids
- beneficial effects of vitamin D for cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and COVID-19
- Systematic review of light exposure impact on human circadian rhythm
- The vitamin D receptor and T cell function
- Why kids need daylight to thrive and learn: The benefits of bright light
- Biophoton Communication: Can Cells Talk Using Light?
- Sleeping with artificial light at night associated with weight gain in women
- Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients
- Low-level light therapy of the eye and brain
- Action spectrum for melatonin regulation in humans: evidence for a novel circadian photoreceptor
- Exposure to Systemic Immunosuppressive Ultraviolet Radiation Alters T Cell Recirculation through Sphingosine-1-Phosphate
- Photobiomodulation (PBM) / Low level laser therapy (LLLT) / red/NIR phototherapy studies – a comprehensive database
- Recharging mitochondrial batteries in old eyes. Near infra-red increases ATP
- Blue Light Action on Mitochondria Leads to Cell Death by Necroptosis
- Dr. Samer Hattar: Timing Light, Food, & Exercise for Better Sleep, Energy & Mood
- Production and release of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) derived peptides by human melanocytes and keratinocytes in culture: regulation by ultraviolet B
- Recharging mitochondrial batteries in old eyes. Near infra-red increases ATP
- Blue Light Action on Mitochondria Leads to Cell Death by Necroptosis
- Blue light creates negative physiological changes during sleep
- Light Affects Mood and Learning through Distinct Retina-Brain Pathways
- Does dim light make us dumber?
- Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body
- Sunshine on my shoulders: Weather, pollution, and emotional distress
- Moderate UV Exposure Enhances Learning and Memory by Promoting a Novel Glutamate Biosynthetic Pathway in the Brain
- The lullaby of the sun: the role of vitamin D in sleep disturbance
- Effect of ultraviolet light on mood, depressive disorders and well-being
- Violet light suppresses lens-induced myopia via neuropsin (OPN5) in mice
- Effects of nocturnal light exposure on circadian rhythm and energy metabolism in healthy adults: A randomized crossover trial
- How infrared light could reverse Alzheimer’s – Paul Chazot
- Sunlight Exposure and Phototherapy: Perspectives for Healthy Aging in an Era of COVID-19
- Is prevention of cancer by sun exposure more than just the effect of vitamin D? A systematic review of epidemiological studies
- Research progress about the effect and prevention of blue light on eyes
- Study in Puerto Rico finds lower risk of breast cancer with more sun exposure
- Blue light: Sleep stealer and an athlete’s hidden enemy
- The effect of light on performance
- Ocular input for human melatonin regulation: relevance to breast cancer
- Interplay between up-regulation of cytochrome-c-oxidase and hemoglobin oxygenation induced by near-infrared laser
- Shining the Light on Sunshine: a systematic review of the influence of sun exposure on type 2 diabetes mellitus-related outcomes
- Associations of Outdoor Temperature, Bright Sunlight, and Cardiometabolic Traits in Two European Population-Based Cohorts
- Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body
- Artificial Light at Night and Cancer: Global Study
- Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma
- Myopia Prevention and Outdoor Light Intensity in a School-Based Cluster Randomized Trial
- Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study
- Direct infant UV light exposure is associated with eczema and immune development
- Sun Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Hypovitaminosis D and Depression: A Controlled Pilot Study
- Photobiomodulation improves the frontal cognitive function of older adults
- Photobiomodulation therapy increases functional capacity of patients with chronic kidney failure: randomized controlled trial
- A comparative study of the dose-dependent effects of low level and high intensity photobiomodulation (laser) therapy on pain and electrophysiological parameters in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
- A DOUBLE-MASKED, RANDOMIZED, SHAM-CONTROLLED, SINGLE-CENTER STUDY WITH PHOTOBIOMODULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRY AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
- Association of sun and UV exposure with blood pressure and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review
- Bright light alters metabolism
- Excess Light Exposure May Take Toll on Muscles and Bones
- The code of light: do neurons generate light to communicate and repair?
- Time spent in outdoor light is associated with mood, sleep, and circadian rhythm-related outcomes: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study in over 400,000 UK Biobank participants
- The relationship between sun exposure and all-cause mortality
- The photobiology of the human circadian clock
- Effects of artificial light at night on human health: A literature review of observational and experimental studies applied to exposure assessment
- Effects of filtering visual short wavelengths during nocturnal shiftwork on sleep and performance
- Photobiomodulation in human muscle tissue: an advantage in sports performance?
- Weeklong improved colour contrasts sensitivity after single 670 nm exposures associated with enhanced mitochondrial function
- Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation
- Light-emitting diode therapy reduces persistent inflammatory pain: Role of interleukin 10 and antioxidant enzymes
- Red Light and the Sleep Quality and Endurance Performance of Chinese Female Basketball Players
- Morning exposure to deep red light improves declining eyesight
- A systematic review of the amount and timing of light in association with objective and subjective sleep outcomes in community-dwelling adults
- Effect of Natural Sunlight on Sleep Problems and Sleep Quality of the Elderly Staying in the Nursing Home
- Transcranial near-infrared photobiomodulation attenuates memory impairment and hippocampal oxidative stress in sleep-deprived mice
- Association of Sunlight Exposure with Sleep Hours in Iranian Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-V Study
- Circadian Entrainment to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle Across Seasons and the Weekend
- High sensitivity and interindividual variability in the response of the human circadian system to evening light
- INFLUENCE OF ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION UPON EXCRETION OF SEX HORMONES IN THE MALE1
- Beneficial effects of sun exposure on cancer mortality
- Sun, vitamin D, and cardiovascular disease
- Worms Live Longer with Mitochondria Powered by Light
- THE RELEVANCE OF DAYLIGHT FOR HUMANS
- The role of human photosynthesis in predictive, preventive and personalized medicine
- Effects of Daylight at the Molecular Level
- Light at night in older age is associated with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension
- Triggering anti-GBM immune response with EGFR-mediated photoimmunotherapy
- Bright Light During Wakefulness Improves Sleep Quality in Healthy Men: A Forced Desynchrony Study Under Dim and Bright Light
- Sunshine, Serotonin, and Skin: A Partial Explanation for Seasonal Patterns in Psychopathology
- Light Exposure and Eye Growth in Childhood
- Blue light at night increases the consumption of sweets in rats
- Photobiomodulation Improves Serum Cytokine Response in Mild to Moderate COVID-19: The First Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Pilot Study
- Non-Coherent Near Infrared Radiation Protects Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts from Solar Ultraviolet Toxicity
- Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidences analyzed worldwide by sex, age, and skin type over personal Ultraviolet-B dose shows no role for sunburn but implies one for Vitamin D3
- Daily exposure to blue light may accelerate aging, even if it doesn’t reach your eyes
- Near infrared spectroscopy reveals instability in retinal mitochondrial metabolism and haemodynamics with blue light exposure at environmental levels
- Seasonality and ADHD: Summer time is associated with less symptoms of inattention among children and adolescents with ADHD
- Addicted to the Sun – Research in mice connects UV light to opiate-like effects
- Skin β-Endorphin Mediates Addiction to UV Light
- Effects of Artificial Dawn and Morning Blue Light on Daytime Cognitive Performance, Well-being, Cortisol and Melatonin Levels
- Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study
- Health implications of disrupted circadian rhythms and the potential for daylight as therapy
- Beneficial Effects of Sun Exposure on Cancer Mortality
- Melanopsin retinal ganglion cells mediate light-promoted brain development
- Chronic blue light leads to accelerated aging in Drosophila by impairing energy metabolism and neurotransmitter levels
- Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals
- Seasonal changes in day length induce multisynaptic neurotransmitter switching to regulate hypothalamic network activity and behavior
- Shine light on sleep: Morning bright light improves nocturnal sleep and next morning alertness among college students
- Vitamin D: Between the brightness of the sun and the darkness of depression
- Daily and Seasonal Variation in Light Exposure among the Old Order Amish
- Higher ultraviolet radiation during early life is associated with lower risk of childhood type 1 diabetes among boys
- Remotely controlled near-infrared-triggered photothermal treatment of brain tumours in freely behaving mice using gold nanostars
- Can light therapy help the brain?
- Low daytime light and bright night-time light are associated with psychiatric disorders: an objective light study in >85,000 UK Biobank participants
- Effect of climate therapy at Gran Canaria on vitamin D production, blood glucose and lipids in patients with psoriasis
- Light exposure may be linked to several mental health conditions
- Light Affects Mood and Learning through Distinct Retina-Brain Pathways
- Effect of sunlight and season on serotonin turnover in the brain
- New study reveals that exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with an increased risk of diabetes
- New study reveals that exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with an increased risk of diabetes
- Excessive blue light from our gadgets may accelerate the aging process
- Artificial Light From Digital Devices Lessens Sleep Quality
- Photobiomodulation at Different Wavelengths Boosts Mitochondrial Redox Metabolism and Hemoglobin Oxygenation
- Optically Improved Mitochondrial Function Redeems Aged Human Visual Decline
- Beneficial effects of daytime high-intensity light exposure on daily rhythms, metabolic state and affect
- Bright Lights, Big Cancer
- An Unexpected Role: UVA-Induced Release of Nitric Oxide from Skin May Have Unexpected Health Benefits
- The unsuspected capacity of melanin to transform light energy into chemical energy and the surprising anoxia tolerance of chrysemys picta
- An estimate of premature cancer mortality in the U.S. due to inadequate doses of solar ultraviolet-B radiation
- All Blue Light is Not Created Equal, Exposure to the Right Blue is Critical for Optimizing Circadian Rhythms
- Longitude Position in a Time Zone and Cancer Risk in the United States
- NASA Research Illuminates Medical Uses of Light
- The potential influence of LED lighting on mental illness
- The expression of opsins in the human skin and its implications for photobiomodulation: A Systematic Review
- Neurons share an intense load
- The impact of daytime light exposures on sleep and mood in office workers
- Light therapy helps burn injuries heal faster by triggering growth protein
- Blocking low-wavelength light prevents nocturnal melatonin suppression with no adverse effect on performance during simulated shift work
- Are We Ready to Implement Circadian Hygiene Interventions and Programs?
- Photobiomodulation—Underlying Mechanism and Clinical Applications
- External light activates hair follicle stem cells through eyes via an ipRGC–SCN–sympathetic neural pathway
- Why bright light keeps us awake
- Blue light disrupts the circadian rhythm and create damage in skin cells
- Transcriptomic analysis of human dermal fibroblast cells reveals potential mechanisms underlying the protective effects of visible red light against damage from ultraviolet B light
- Health Consequences of Electric Lighting Practices in the Modern World: A Report on the National Toxicology Program’s Workshop on Shift Work at Night, Artificial Light at Night, and Circadian Disruption
- External light activates hair follicle stem cells through eyes via an ipRGC–SCN–sympathetic neural pathway
- Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments
- Sex- and age-specific association between outdoor light at night and obesity in Chinese adults
- The association between light exposure before bedtime in pregnancy and the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus
- The light of life: evidence that the sun modulates human lifespan
- The effect of solar cycles on human lifespan in the 50 United states: variation in light affects the human genome
- Light during darkness, melatonin suppression and cancer progression
- Visual light effects on mitochondria: The potential implications in relation to glaucoma
- Light as a potential treatment for pandemic coronavirus infections: A perspective
- Sanatoria revisited: sunlight and health
- Children of the Sun: a historical look at how pediatric light therapy shaped attitudes and behaviors toward sunbathing
- Incident solar radiation and coronary heart disease mortality rates in Europe
- Short and Long-Term Sunlight Radiation and Stroke Incidence
- Low sun exposure habits is associated with a dose-dependent increased risk of hypertension: a report from the large MISS cohort
- Effects of Light Therapy on Mood and Insulin Sensitivity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Depression: Results From a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Green tea and red light–a powerful duo in skin rejuvenation
- Low-level red plus near infrared lights combination induces expressions of collagen and elastin in human skin in vitro
- The association between ultraviolet B irradiance, vitamin D status and incidence rates of type 1 diabetes in 51 regions worldwide
- Daily blue-light exposure shortens lifespan and causes brain neurodegeneration in Drosophila
- Photobiomodulation as an antioxidant substitute in post-thawing trauma of human stem cells from the apical papilla
- Circadian Time Effects on NB-UVB–Induced Erythema in Human Skin In Vivo
- The potential of high-performance workplaces for boosting worker productivity, health, and creativity: A comparison between WELL and non-WELL certified environments
- Low-dose daylight exposure induces nitric oxide release and maintains cell viability in vitro
- Increased UVA exposures and decreased cutaneous Vitamin D(3) levels may be responsible for the increasing incidence of melanoma
- Killing Cancer Cells with the Help of Infrared Light – Photoimmunotherapy
- Illumination with 630 nm Red Light Reduces Oxidative Stress and Restores Memory by Photo-Activating Catalase and Formaldehyde Dehydrogenase in SAMP8 Mice
- Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer’s disease: photoelectric coupling effect on attenuating Aβ neurotoxicity
- Cardiopulmonary and hematological effects of infrared LED photobiomodulation in the treatment of SARS-COV2
- Skin exposure to sunlight: a factor modulating the human gut microbiome composition
- Effects of artificial dawn and morning blue light on daytime cognitive performance, well-being, cortisol and melatonin levels
- Awakening effects of blue-enriched morning light exposure on university students’ physiological and subjective responses
- Low intensity near-infrared light promotes bone regeneration via circadian clock protein cryptochrome 1
- Effect of Different Wavelengths of Laser Irradiation on the Skin Cells
- A Visual Circuit Related to Habenula Underlies the Antidepressive Effects of Light Therapy
- Molecular jackhammers eradicate cancer cells by vibronic-driven action
- A Protective Mechanism of Visible Red Light in Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts: Enhancement of GADD45A-Mediated DNA Repair Activity
- The Impact of Sleep Timing and Bright Light Exposure on Attentional Impairment during Night Work
- Short-Wavelength Light Sensitivity of Circadian, Pupillary, and Visual Awareness in Humans Lacking an Outer Retina
- Intrinsic period and light intensity determine the phase relationship between melatonin and sleep in humans
- Exposure to bright light and darkness to treat physiologic maladaptation to night work.
- Effect of illuminance and color temperature on lowering of physiological activity
- Systemic glucose levels are modulated by specific wavelengths in the solar light spectrum that shift mitochondrial metabolism
- Biological effects and medical applications of infrared radiation
- Transcranial red and near infrared light transmission in a cadaveric model
- Shining light on the head: Photobiomodulation for brain disorders
- Quantitative analysis of transcranial and intraparenchymal light penetration in human cadaver brain tissue
- An hour of bright white light in the early morning improves performance and advances sleep and circadian phase during the Antarctic winter
- Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior
- More Sunlight Exposure May Improve Sleep
- Fat Cells Can Sense Sunlight. Not Getting Enough Can Disrupt Metabolism
- Morning exposure to deep red light improves declining eyesight
- A Practical Approach to Home UVB Phototherapy for the Treatment of Generalized Psoriasis
- Roles of Solar UVB and Vitamin D in Reducing Cancer Risk and Increasing Survival
- Skin β-endorphin mediates addiction to UV light
- Light Effect on Water Viscosity: Implication for ATP Biosynthesis
- Red Light Phototherapy Using Light-Emitting Diodes Inhibits Melanoma Proliferation and Alters Tumor Microenvironments
- Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation limits diet-induced weight gain, increases liver triglycerides and prevents the early signs of cardiovascular disease in mice
- High dose dietary vitamin D allocates surplus calories to muscle and growth instead of fat via modulation of myostatin and leptin signaling
- Melanopsin mediates light-dependent relaxation in blood vessels
- Classroom Lighting and Its Effect on Learning
- The Impact of Classroom Lighting Changes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Fluorescent lighting in schools are causing harm to students
- LED photoprevention: Reduced MED response following multiple LED exposures
- Low-level laser therapy improves vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration
- Effects of acute and chronic exposure to natural sunlight and UVB on CD4/CD8 ratio and circulating pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine levels in mice.
- Effect of exposure to light-at-night on life span and spontaneous carcinogenesis in female CBA mice
- Sunlight is associated with decreased multiple sclerosis risk: no interaction with human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*15
- Low sun exposure increases multiple sclerosis risk both directly and indirectly
- The Protective Role of Melanin Against UV Damage in Human Skin
- Cancer survival is dependent on season of diagnosis and sunlight exposure
- Occupational sunlight exposure and risk of renal cell carcinoma
- Subcutaneous white adipocytes express a light sensitive signaling pathway mediated via a melanopsin/TRPC channel axis
- Skin Exposure to Narrow Band Ultraviolet (UVB) Light Modulates the Human Intestinal Microbiome
- Photobiomodulation Using Light-Emitting Diode (LED) for Treatment of Retinal Diseases
- Human melanoma cells express functional receptors for thyroid-stimulating hormone
- Sunlight and Protection Against Influenza
- Association of sun and UV exposure with blood pressure and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review
- Ultraviolet A radiation and COVID-19 deaths in the USA with replication studies in England and Italy
- Unlocking the potential-vitamin D in prostate cancer prevention
- Advances in the Regulation of Neural Function by Infrared Light
- Light stimulation of mitochondria reduces blood glucose levels
- Use of sunscreen and risk of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Do sunscreens increase risk of melanoma in populations residing at higher latitudes?
- Infrared Radiation Confers Resistance to UV-Induced Apoptosis Via Reduction of DNA Damage and Upregulation of Antiapoptotic Proteins
- LED photoprevention: reduced MED response following multiple LED exposures
- The Association Between Vitamin D Status, Vitamin D Supplementation, Sunlight Exposure, and Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Mitochondria and light: An overview of the pathways triggered in skin and retina with incident infrared radiation
- Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study
- Understanding How Violet Light Can Stop Myopia Progression
- Treatment of vitamin D deficiency with UV light in patients with malabsorption syndromes: a case series
- Widespread vitamin D deficiency likely due to sunscreen use, increase of chronic diseases, review finds
- Timing of light exposure affects mood and brain circuits
- Does artificial light-at-night exposure contribute to the worldwide obesity pandemic?
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