[HTML][HTML] Circadian disruption and human health

AB Fishbein, KL Knutson, PC Zee - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Circadian disruption is pervasive and can occur at multiple organizational levels,
contributing to poor health outcomes at individual and population levels. Evidence points to …

[HTML][HTML] Circadian rhythm dysregulation and restoration: the role of melatonin

C Vasey, J McBride, K Penta - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sleep is an essential component of overall human health but is so tightly regulated that
when disrupted can cause or worsen certain ailments. An important part of this process is …

High sensitivity and interindividual variability in the response of the human circadian system to evening light

AJK Phillips, P Vidafar, AC Burns… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Before the invention of electric lighting, humans were primarily exposed to intense (> 300
lux) or dim (< 30 lux) environmental light—stimuli at extreme ends of the circadian system's …

A review of human physiological responses to light: implications for the development of integrative lighting solutions

C Vetter, PM Pattison, K Houser, M Herf, AJK Phillips… - Leukos, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Architectural lighting has potent biological effects but applied lighting practices that
capitalize on this potential have been limited. In this review, we endeavor to consolidate and …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality of brain function: role in psychiatric disorders

R Zhang, ND Volkow - Translational Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Seasonality patterns are reported in various psychiatric disorders. The current paper
summarizes findings on brain adaptations associated with seasonal changes, factors that …

The sporobiota of the human gut

M Egan, E Dempsey, CA Ryan, RP Ross, C Stanton - Gut microbes, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The human gut microbiome is a diverse and complex ecosystem that plays a critical role in
health and disease. The composition of the gut microbiome has been well studied across all …

Time spent in outdoor light is associated with mood, sleep, and circadian rhythm-related outcomes: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in over 400,000 UK …

AC Burns, R Saxena, C Vetter, AJK Phillips… - Journal of affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Light has powerful effects on mood, sleep, and the circadian system. Humans
evolved in an environment with a clear distinction between day and night, but our modern …

Individual differences in light sensitivity affect sleep and circadian rhythms

SL Chellappa - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Artificial lighting is omnipresent in contemporary society with disruptive consequences for
human sleep and circadian rhythms because of overexposure to light, particularly in the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of daylight for humans: gaps in current knowledge

M Münch, A Wirz-Justice, SA Brown, T Kantermann… - Clocks & sleep, 2020 - mdpi.com
Daylight stems solely from direct, scattered and reflected sunlight, and undergoes dynamic
changes in irradiance and spectral power composition due to latitude, time of day, time of …

[HTML][HTML] Evening home lighting adversely impacts the circadian system and sleep

SW Cain, EM McGlashan, P Vidafar, J Mustafovska… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The regular rise and fall of the sun resulted in the development of 24-h rhythms in virtually all
organisms. In an evolutionary heartbeat, humans have taken control of their light …