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Outdoor blue light exposure linked to bowel cancer risk
Friday 31 July 2020Exposure to outdoor blue light from commercial billboards and street lighting may increase the risk of developing bowel cancer, a team of scientists from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has found.
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Outdoor blue light exposure linked to bowel cancer risk
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Blue Light at night causes rise in sugar consumption in rats
Wednesday 24 July 2019New research has revealed that rats that are exposed to blue light at night develop a sweet tooth. The research was presented at an annual conference for the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour that took place between 9 – 13 July this year. A tea
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Blue Light at night causes rise in sugar consumption in rats
24 Jul 2019 -
Shining (blue) light on “superbugs”
Monday 08 April 2019Antibiotic resistance is growing globally as strains of bacteria are developing greater levels of resistance.
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Shining (blue) light on “superbugs”
8 Apr 2019 -
Blue light good as medication for lowering blood pressure
Monday 18 February 2019A new study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology has revealed that blue light is as effective at relieving high blood pressure as drugs designed specifically to achieve the same outcome.
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Blue light good as medication for lowering blood pressure
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Great news for late-night laptop lovers…
Tuesday 04 July 2017For all of us who like a late-night read on a laptop via the chrome browser, the prospect of dozing nicely off to sleep after a satisfying surf has just come a step closer.
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Great news for late-night laptop lovers…
4 Jul 2017 -
It’ll be all white on the night…or will it?
Wednesday 17 February 2016The first multi-disciplinary research of its kind has shown that night-time pedestrians feel safer in streets illuminated with white light than they do when lit by the more common sodium-yellow light.
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It’ll be all white on the night…or will it?
17 Feb 2016
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