New approach sheds light on ways Circadian disruption affects human health

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The Daysimeter shown above measures an individuals daily rest and activity patterns as well as exposure to circadian light -- short --wavelength light particularly natural light from the blue sky that stimulates the circadian system. Credit: Renssela ...
The Daysimeter, shown above, measures an individual’s daily rest and activity patterns, as well as exposure to circadian light -- short --wavelength light, particularly natural light from the blue sky, that stimulates the circadian system. Credit: Rensselaer/Dennis Guyon
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Growing evidence indicates that exposure to irregular patterns of light and darkness can cause the human circadian system to fall out of synchrony with the 24-hour solar day, negatively affecting human health — but scientists have been unable to effectively study the relationship between circadian disruptions and human maladies.


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