A review of the current state of research on artificial blue light safety as it applies to digital devices

NA Wong, H Bahmani - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Light is necessary for human health and well-being. As we spend more time indoors, we are
being increasingly exposed to artificial light. The development of artificial lighting has …

Association between exposure to light at night (LAN) and sleep problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

YX Xu, JH Zhang, FB Tao, Y Sun - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Accumulating evidence have investigated the effects of nighttime light exposure
on sleep problems. Nevertheless, the evidence of the relationship between light at night …

The complex effects of light on metabolism in humans

A Ishihara, AB Courville, KY Chen - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Light is an essential part of many life forms. The natural light–dark cycle has been the
dominant stimulus for circadian rhythms throughout human evolution. Artificial light has …

Brain dopamine–clock interactions regulate cardiometabolic physiology: mechanisms of the observed cardioprotective effects of circadian-timed bromocriptine-QR …

AH Cincotta - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite enormous global efforts within clinical research and medical practice to reduce
cardiovascular disease (s)(CVD), it still remains the leading cause of death worldwide. While …

Meal Timing and Sleeping Energy Metabolism

R Yoshitake, I Park, H Ogata, N Omi - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a physiological link between sleep and eating. Insufficient sleep is a risk factor for
overeating and excess body weight gain, and molecules such as orexin and insulin play a …

Environmental light exposure and mealtime regularity: Implications for human health

CM Ng, S Kaur - Chronobiology International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Light exposure and mealtime act as cues to the human circadian rhythm, which
subsequently regulates various physiological functions in the body. However, modernization …

Effects of nocturnal light exposure on circadian rhythm and energy metabolism in healthy adults: A randomized crossover trial

Y Choi, Y Nakamura, N Akazawa, I Park… - Chronobiology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Exposure to continuous light at night, including night-shift work or a nocturnal lifestyle, is
emerging as a novel deleterious factor for weight gain and obesity. Here, we examined …

Exposure to outdoor artificial light at night increases risk and burden of metabolic disease in Ningxia, China

H Wang, X Ma, Z Yu, N Hu, Y Du, X He, D Pan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstracts Nearly a quarter of the world's land has already been polluted by artificial light.
And numerous human and animal studies have corroborated that light at night can disrupt …

Women's mood at high altitude. sexual dimorphism in hypoxic stress modulation by the tryptophan–melatonin axis

DE Alcantara-Zapata, N Lucero, N De Gregorio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sexual (and gender)-dimorphism in tolerance to hypobaric hypoxia increasingly matters for
a differential surveillance of human activities at high altitude (HA). At low altitudes, the …

Dietary palmitic acid to oleic acid ratio modulates energy metabolism and biological rhythms in young healthy Japanese males

K Yajima, S Chiba, I Park, H Ogata… - British Journal of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The present study investigated the potential role of the composition of dietary fatty acids in
the regulation of biological rhythms, such as the sleep architecture, core body temperature …