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Are LED Lights Making Us Ill?

posted by mrpg on Tuesday July 17 2018, @07:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the yes dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

[...] Councils and local governments from Paris to Brooklyn have replaced high-energy sodium bulbs (the warmer, yellow ones) with energy-saving LED bulbs (with a blue light emitting diode, which can feel harsh in comparison). As well as street lights, most of us are exposed to blue light through smartphones, computers, TVs, and in the home.

Earlier this year, the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry published a paper by a group of prominent psychiatrists that warned of the potential effects of LED lighting on mental illness.

It raised concerns about the influence of blue light on sleep, other circadian-mediated symptoms, use of digital healthcare apps and devices, and the higher sensitivity of teenagers to blue light.

[...] Studies of the impact of blue light on healthy adults show it inhibits melatonin secretion which disrupts sleep and can affect quality of life, physical and mental health and susceptibility to illness. Previous studies of sleep disorders in children and adolescents show a clear and consistent relationship between sleep disorders and frequency of digital device usage.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by KritonK on Tuesday July 17 2018, @08:40AM (4 children)

    by KritonK (465) on Tuesday July 17 2018, @08:40AM (#708248)

    On my tablet I use Night Light, which is available in Android 7.1.1 and above. This is a setting that decreases the color temperature of the display at sunset and restores it at sunrise. Under KDE plasma I use Redshift, which provides the same functionality for the desktop. I find it rather nice and relaxing.

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday July 17 2018, @12:07PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Tuesday July 17 2018, @12:07PM (#708280) Journal

    Thanks for the tip.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 17 2018, @12:31PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 17 2018, @12:31PM (#708292)

    Redshirt - does it require a good percentage of light speed to have a good sleep?

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 17 2018, @03:25PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 17 2018, @03:25PM (#708364)

      "Redshirt" dies quickly so you live longer.

  • (Score: 2) by stretch611 on Wednesday July 18 2018, @12:47AM

    by stretch611 (6199) on Wednesday July 18 2018, @12:47AM (#708596)

    Redshift is also installed by linux mint 18.3+ for both Mate and Cinnamon Desktops... I suspect that it works for many different flavors.

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