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Sleep
20
Nov

A Critical Review of Digital Technology in Education that should give Policy Makers and Educators Pause for Thought

November 20, 2019
Credit for post: Professor Tom Butler and The EM Radiation Research Trust PDF https://www.radiationresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Digital-Technology-in-Education-Working-Paper-2019.pdf “Digital Technology is hardly the benign, neutral presence in education that we are often assured it to be” Selwyn (2015, p. 247) Abstract There is a dearth of scientific evidence and evidence-based practice to justify current levels of digital technology use for...
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19
Nov

The Association of Sleep Disorders, Obesity, and Sleep-Related Hypoxia with Cancer.

November 19, 2019
Curr Top Med Chem. 2019 Nov 17. doi: 10.2174/1568026619666191118110155. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Abstract BACKGROUND: Sleep disorders have emerged as potential cancer risk factors. OBJECTIVE: This review discusses the relationships between sleep, obesity, and breathing disorders with concomitant risks of developing cancer. RESULTS: Sleep disorders result in an abnormal expression of clock genes, decreased immunity,...
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13
Oct

8 Ways Blue Light Destroys Your Retina and You

October 13, 2019
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18
Sep

Protecting Children From Non-Ionising Radiation in Schools. Speaker Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe. 2019

September 18, 2019
Speaker Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe, Founder of Physicians’ Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment (PHIRE) Trustee Radiation Research Trust Medical Advisor Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association (ORSAA) Member International Guidelines on Non-Ionising Radiation (IGNIR) Medical Advisor ES-UK
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27
Aug

Does the Oura Ring work? Sleep Tracker Devices vs Polysomnography

August 27, 2019
This post will be updated.
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16
Aug

Why are you a night owl? The Truth

August 16, 2019
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31
Jul

Should You Take Melatonin?

July 31, 2019
-How supplements are different than your body’s melatonin. -What the research on taking melatonin shows. -Find out if taking melatonin is safe.
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05
Jul

Sleep Quality among Police Officers: Implications and Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

July 5, 2019
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(5), 885; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050885 Abstract Poor sleep is associated with bad health outcomes, worse wellbeing and decreases in performance, productivity and safety at work. Police officers are exposed to several risk factors including extended work schedules, shift work, occupational stress, dangerous and traumatic events and can, as such, develop sleep problems. The...
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07
Mar

Pineal melatonin level disruption in humans due to electromagnetic fields and ICNIRP limits.

March 7, 2019
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2013 May;154(4):405-16. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncs255. Epub 2012 Oct 10 Abstract The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies electromagnetic fields (EMFs) as ‘possibly carcinogenic’ to humans that might transform normal cells into cancer cells. Owing to high utilisation of electricity in day-to-day life, exposure to power-frequency (50 or 60 Hz) EMFs is unavoidable....
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19
Jan

Timing of light exposure affects mood and brain circuits

January 19, 2019
Abstract Transl Psychiatry. 2017 Jan; 7(1): e1017. Published online 2017 Jan 31. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.262 Temporal organization of physiology is critical for human health. In the past, humans experienced predictable periods of daily light and dark driven by the solar day, which allowed for entrainment of intrinsic circadian rhythms to the environmental light–dark cycles. Since the adoption...
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