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09/10/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Nighttime light exposure during sleep affects metabolic function

You may want to think twice about leaving the nightlight on during the night. American sleep researchers recently conducted an experiment regarding the possible effect of light exposure on sleeping people, an article on Science Daily stated. In the preliminary results of that study, researcher Dr. Ivy Cheung Mason reported that the metabolism of sleepers […]

01/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Decreased melatonin disrupts the body clock and increases cancer risk: Night workers found to have highest risk

Should you quit the night shift? Research says that you probably should — if you’re a woman. That’s what a team of researchers in China found out: According to their study, women who work night shifts are at higher risk of certain cancers. The results determined that working the night shift increased the likelihood of […]

08/21/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Exposure to outdoor light at night can increase breast cancer risk, claim researchers

Women who reside in areas with plenty of outdoor lighting at night may want to reconsider their living situation. The researchers behind a recent Harvard study uncovered a link between higher levels of nighttime outdoor lighting and increased risk of breast cancer, reported the DailyMail.co.uk. “In our modern industrialized society, artificial lighting is nearly ubiquitous. […]

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