1399 Blue light disrupts circadian rhythm at night causing direct effects on skin cells

Since entering the industrialized age, we have introduced artificial lights in our life, this is called Light Pollution. Artificial light has been created in order to lengthen the days either for work or for our modern life. This causes a loss of the normal evening/night reduction in light that used to give clues to our body to be ready for sleep and other functions, impacting our natural circadian rhythm. Our biological functions rhythm has been found to be dependent on us being exposed to daylight and darkness and the disruption of this rhythm by light pollution has been now shown to have profound health effects.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Tissue Regeneration and Wound Healing Source Type: research