Archive for October 24th, 2009
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Late night TV viewing may cause depression
A study into the affect of artificial light on emotions ahs discovered that replacing natural light with other light sources results in depression-like symptoms.
Researches discovered that mice who were exposed to unnatural light all day, rather than a normal day-night light cycle, were prone to tiredness and an overall lack of energy. The study, carried out by Ohio State University, gave late night television as one example of where this occurs in human lifestyles:
“This is important for people who work night shifts, and for children and others who watch TV late into the night, disrupting their usual light-dark cycle,” said Laura Fonken, lead author at Ohio State University.