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 …

The daily light–dark cycle is a key zeitgeber (time cue) for entraining an organism's
biological clock, whereby light sensing by retinal photoreceptors, particularly intrinsically …

This study tested the hypothesis that acute exposure to light during nighttime sleep
adversely affects next-morning glucose homeostasis and whether this effect occurs via …

Sleep deficiencies, which include insufficient or long sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and
irregular timing of sleep, are disproportionately distributed among populations that …

Public health studies indicate that artificial light is a high-risk factor for metabolic disorders.
However, the neural mechanism underlying metabolic modulation by light remains elusive …

Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease caused by multiple factors and is considered to be a
risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke and various …

Aims/hypothesis Exposure to artificial light at night (LAN) disrupts the circadian timing
system and might be a risk factor for diabetes. Our aim was to estimate the associations of …

Light pollution has increased globally, with 80% of the total population now living under light-
polluted skies. In this Review, we elucidate the scope and importance of light pollution and …

The prevalence of artificial lights not only improves the lighting conditions for modern
society, but also poses kinds of health threats to human health. Although there are …

Light at night (LAN) has been associated with negative health consequences and metabolic
risk factors. Little is known about the prevalence of LAN in older adults in the United States …