Effects of smartphone use with and without blue light at night in healthy adults: A randomized, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled comparison

JY Heo, K Kim, M Fava, D Mischoulon… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Smartphones deliver light to users through Light Emitting Diode (LED) displays. Blue light is
the most potent wavelength for sleep and mood. This study investigated the immediate …

Preliminary results: the impact of smartphone use and short-wavelength light during the evening on circadian rhythm, sleep and alertness

C Höhn, SR Schmid, CP Plamberger, K Bothe… - Clocks & sleep, 2021 - mdpi.com
Smartphone usage strongly increased in the last decade, especially before bedtime. There
is growing evidence that short-wavelength light affects hormonal secretion …

[HTML][HTML] Blocking short-wavelength component of the visible light emitted by smartphones' screens improves human sleep quality

SAR Mortazavi, S Parhoodeh, MA Hosseini… - Journal of biomedical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: It has been shown that short-wavelength blue component of the visible light
spectrum can alter the circadian rhythm and suppress the level of melatonin hormone. The …

Evening exposure to a light-emitting diodes (LED)-backlit computer screen affects circadian physiology and cognitive performance

C Cajochen, S Frey, D Anders, J Späti… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Many people spend an increasing amount of time in front of computer screens equipped
with light-emitting diodes (LED) with a short wavelength (blue range). Thus we investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Two hours of evening reading on a self-luminous tablet vs. reading a physical book does not alter sleep after daytime bright light exposure

FH Rångtell, E Ekstrand, L Rapp, A Lagermalm… - Sleep medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The use of electronic devices emitting blue light during evening hours has been
associated with sleep disturbances in humans, possibly due to the blue light-mediated …

Blocking nocturnal blue light for insomnia: A randomized controlled trial

A Shechter, EW Kim, MP St-Onge… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of light-emitting electronic devices before bedtime may contribute to or exacerbate
sleep problems. Exposure to blue-wavelength light in particular from these devices may …

Evening light exposure to computer screens disrupts human sleep, biological rhythms, and attention abilities

A Green, M Cohen-Zion, A Haim… - Chronobiology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The use of electronic devices with light-emitting screens has increased exponentially in the
last decade. As a result, humans are almost continuously exposed to unintentional artificial …

Unrestricted evening use of light‐emitting tablet computers delays self‐selected bedtime and disrupts circadian timing and alertness

ED Chinoy, JF Duffy, CA Czeisler - Physiological reports, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ab] stract Consumer electronic devices play an important role in modern society.
Technological advancements continually improve their utility and portability, making …

The effects of red and blue light on alertness and mood at night

B Plitnick, MG Figueiro, B Wood… - Lighting Research & …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was designed to explore the roles that long-and short-wavelength lights have on
momentary mood and alertness at night. Twenty-two subjects participated in a mixed-design …

Smartphone viewing distance and sleep: an experimental study utilizing motion capture technology

M Yoshimura, M Kitazawa, Y Maeda… - Nature and science of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
There are studies reporting the negative impact of smartphone utilization on sleep. It is
considered that reduction of melatonin secretion under the blue light exposure from smart …