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05
Jul

The Urgency of Controlling Light Pollution by Landon Bannister

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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 […]

03
Jul

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

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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 […]

03
Jul

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

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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 […]

29
Jun

Disruptions of Circadian Rhythms and Thrombolytic Therapy During Ischemic Stroke Intervention

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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 […]

28
Jun

Why your sleep and wake cycles affect your mood

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Source: HARVARD HEALTH BLOG May 13, 2020 By: Lawrence Epstein, MD, Contributor By: 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 […]

28
Jun

Apple lists products that pose risk to pacemakers

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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, such as magnets, which can interfere with medical devices. The BBC has asked for comment from […]

26
Jun

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

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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 […]

26
Jun

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

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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 […]