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Alternative Title:
Curr Sleep Med Rep
Personal Author:
Figueiro, Mariana G.
Description:
Purpose of review

This study aims to discuss possible reasons why research to date has not forged direct links between light at night, acute melatonin suppression or circadian disruption, and risks for disease.

Recent Findings

Data suggest that irregular light–dark patterns or light exposures at the wrong circadian time can lead to circadian disruption and disease risks. However, there remains an urgent need to: (1) specify light stimulus in terms of circadian rather than visual response; (2) when translating research from animals to humans, consider species-specific spectral and absolute sensitivities to light; (3) relate the characteristics of photometric measurement of light at night to the operational characteristics of the circadian system; and (4) examine how humans may be experiencing too little daytime light, not just too much light at night.

Summary

To understand the health effects of light-induced circadian disruption, we need to measure and control light stimulus during the day and at night.


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Article
Cancer In Shift Workers
Circadian Disruption
Circadian Phototransduction
Circadian Rhythms
Daytime Light
Light At Night

Source:
Curr Sleep Med Rep. 3(2):76-84.
Pubmed ID:
28845384
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5568574
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 OH010668/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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