Disruption of Circadian Rhythms by Light During Day and Night

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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.
  
  
• Subjects:
  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
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8948de741d80d55f5cbe9f6fb32013b742b411ffb6f42f0843e461724563b479
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48174/cdc_48174_DS1.pdf
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