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Jul

The Urgency of Controlling Light Pollution by Landon Bannister

July 5, 2021
Source: https://insite.ipwea.org/the-urgency-of-controlling-light-pollution/ Light pollution is defined as the inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light at night, and it is the fastest growing pollutant on the planet. Whilst astronomers lament the loss of stars, preventing over 80% of the world’s population from access to a natural sky, light pollution’s impacts are far more reaching. At...
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03
Jul

Abstract for Cancer Hazard Assessment: Night Shift Work and Light at Night

July 3, 2021,
National Toxicology Program (NTP). 2021. NTP Cancer Hazard Assessment Report on Night Shift Work and Light at Night. Research Triangle Park, NC: National Toxicology Program. https://doi.org/10.22427/NTP-CHR-NSWLAN Report Date: April 2021 ABSTRACT Introduction Modern electric lighting practices have facilitated a society in which people may work, sleep, and receive goods and services at any time of the day. People...
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03
Jul

Impact of Shift Work and Long Working Hours on Worker Cognitive Functions: Current Evidence and Future Research Needs

July 3, 2021
Leso, V.; Fontana, L.; Caturano, A.; Vetrani, I.; Fedele, M.; Iavicoli, I. Impact of Shift Work and Long Working Hours on Worker Cognitive Functions: Current Evidence and Future Research Needs. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6540. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126540 Abstract Particular working conditions and/or organization of working time may cause important sleep disturbances that have been proposed...
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30
Jun

Losing The Sky: The Book

June 30, 2021
Jun 30, 2021 Andy Lawrence This is a short promotional video for “Losing The Sky”, a short non-technical book about the threat to the sky from satellite mega-constellations. You can find the book at Amazon, Apple Books, and Google Play Books. To see a bit more about what the book is all about, go to...
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30
Jun

EMFSA June 2021 Newsletter

June 30, 2021
Climate Change, Environment and Health – Quick, accelerated, cost effective solutions to improve outcomes, reduce the risk of illness and injury, protect, promote, and advance the health of our Nation.  https://mailchi.mp/emfsa/solutions-climate-change-environment-health-ehs www.emfsa.co.za
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29
Jun

Disruptions of Circadian Rhythms and Thrombolytic Therapy During Ischemic Stroke Intervention

June 29, 2021
Liu J, Walton J, DeVries A, Nelson R. Disruptions of Circadian Rhythms and Thrombolytic Therapy During Ischemic Stroke Intervention Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2021 Jan;15. Abstract Several endogenous and exogenous factors interact to influence stroke occurrence, in turn contributing to discernable daily distribution patterns in the frequency and severity of cerebrovascular events. Specifically, strokes that occur...
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28
Jun

Why your sleep and wake cycles affect your mood

June 28, 2021
Source: HARVARD HEALTH BLOG May 13, 2020 By: Lawrence Epstein, MD, ContributorBy: Syed Moin Hassan, MD, Contributor It’s no accident that most people tend to sleep at night and are awake during the day. Our sleep-wake cycle is determined by our circadian rhythm, the body’s internal clock. Like old-time clocks, this internal clock needs to be reset every day,...
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28
Jun

Apple lists products that pose risk to pacemakers

June 28, 2021
Apple lists products that pose risk to pacemakers https://t.co/V8zwAheMid— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 28, 2021 Source BBC https://bbc.in/3A3sZJw Apple has listed products it says should be kept a “safe distance” away from medical devices like pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. The list includes iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch and MacBook Pro. Many consumer-electronic devices contain components,...
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26
Jun

Problematic Gaming and Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

June 26, 2021
Kristensen J, Pallesen S, King D, Hysing M, Erevik E. Problematic Gaming and Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021 Jan;12.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.675237 Problematic gaming has been linked to poor sleep outcomes; however, these associations have not yet been synthesized quantitatively. This review employed a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between problematic gaming...
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26
Jun

Effect of the electric field at 50 Hz and variable intensities on biochemical markers in the honey bee’s hemolymph

June 26, 2021
Migdał P, Murawska A, Bieńkowski P, Strachecka A, Roman A (2021) Effect of the electric field at 50 Hz and variable intensities on biochemical markers in the honey bee’s hemolymph. PLoS ONE 16(6): e0252858. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252858 Abstract The amount of artificial electromagnetic fields of various parameters in the honey bee’s environment increases globally. So far, it...
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