The following research data is but a minute fraction of the research associated with the potential benefit of light for health. The wide range and variety of conditions makes one recognize that the miracle of light is essential to health.
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ALCOHOL ADDICTION
- Darkness Induced Drinking Phenomenon
- Colder Weather and Fewer Sunlight Hours Increase Alcohol Consumption and Alcoholic Cirrhosis Worldwide
ALZHEIMER’S
- Light Therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia: Past, Present, and Future
- Tailored light intervention improves measures of sleep, depression, and agitation in persons with Alzheimer’s and related dementia.
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BACK PAIN
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BENEFITS OF SUNLIGHT
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CANCER SURVIVORS SLEEP QUALITY
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COGNITIVE FUNCTION
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DEPRESSION (NONSEASONAL) / SAD / BIPOLAR DEPRESSION / Pregnancy
- Bright Light Treatment in Elderly Patients With Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder
- Efficacy of Bright Light Treatment, Fluoxetine, and the Combination in Patients With Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder
- The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Rapid treatment response of suicidal symptoms to lithium, sleep deprivation, and light therapy (chronotherapeutics) in drug-resistant bipolar depression.
- Effect of sunlight exposure on cognitive function among depressed and non-depressed participants in a cross-sectional study .
IMMUNITY
LIBIDO
LUNG INJURY
MACULAR DEGENERATION
- Retinal damage induced by commercial light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
- Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential..
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MITOCHONDRIA AND ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)
- Recharging mitochondrial batteries in old eyes. Near infra-red increases ATP.
- Near-infrared light increases ATP, extends lifespan and improves mobility in agedDrosophila melanogaster.
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PARKINSON’S SLEEP WAKE CYCLE SYMPTOMS
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SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE
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STRESS / BURNOUT
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ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
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UNHEALTHY TEEN SLEEP CYCLES
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VITALITY
- Daytime light exposure and feelings of vitality: Results of a field study during regular weekdays
- Bright light improves vitality and alleviates distress in healthy people..
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WEIGHT LOSS