Research

The following list is but a fraction of the vast research data associated with a wide range of conditions that have one, common contributing factor – MAL-ILLUMINATION.

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ALCOHOL ADDICTION

• Darkness Induced Drinking Phenomenon
• Colder Weather and Fewer Sunlight Hours Increase Alcohol Consumption and Alcoholic Cirrhosis Worldwide

ALZHEIMER’S

• Light Therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia: Past, Present, and Future
• Tailored light intervention improves measures of sleep, depression, and agitation in persons with Alzheimer’s and related dementia.

BACK & SPINAL PAIN

• Short-term effects of bright light therapy in adults with chronic nonspecific back pain.
• The effect of sunlight on postoperative analgesic medication use.

BENEFITS OF SUNLIGHT

• Environmental Health Perspective: A Bright Spot for Human Health.

CANCER SURVIVORS SLEEP QUALITY

• The Effect of Systematic Light Exposure on Sleep in a Mixed Group of Fatigued Cancer Survivors.

COGNITIVE FUNCTION

• Effect of sunlight exposure on cognitive function among depressed and non-depressed participants.
• Effects of prior light exposure on early evening performance.

 DEPRESSION (NONSEASONAL) / SAD / BIPOLAR DEPRESSION / Pregnancy

• Bright Light Treatment in Elderly Patients With Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder
• Efficacy of Bright Light Treatment, Fluoxetine, and the Combination in Patients With Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder
• The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
• Rapid treatment response of suicidal symptoms to lithium, sleep deprivation, and light therapy (chronotherapeutics) in drug-resistant bipolar depression.

• Effects of bright light therapy for depression during pregnancy: A randomized, double-blind controlled trial

• Effect of sunlight exposure on cognitive function among depressed and non-depressed participants in a cross-sectional study.

IMMUNITY

•  Sunlight Offers Surprise Benefit – It Energizes Infection Fighting T Cells

LIBIDO

• Light therapy as a treatment for sexual dysfunction; focus on testosterone levels..

LIFE SPAN

• The effect of solar cycles on human lifespan.

LUNG INJURY

• Intense light protects against lung damage. Study says it stimulates proteins that can protect against acute lung injury as seen with COVID-19

MACULAR DEGENERATION

• Retinal damage induced by commercial light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
• Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential..

MITOCHONDRIA AND ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)

• Recharging mitochondrial batteries in old eyes. Near infra-red increases ATP.
• Near-infrared light increases ATP, extends lifespan and improves mobility in agedDrosophila melanogaster.

PARKINSON’S SLEEP WAKE CYCLE SYMPTOMS

• Timed Light Therapy for Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness Associated With Parkinson Disease.

SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE

• Poor or inappropriate lighting in schools can adversely affect children’s health and their ability to learn..

STRESS / BURNOUT

• Burnout and light treatment.

ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT

• Sunlight and Vitamin D: Necessary for Public Health.

• UV modulation of subcutaneous fat metabolism

UNHEALTHY TEEN SLEEP CYCLES

• Lack of short-wavelength light during the school day delays dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) in middle school students.

VITALITY

• Daytime light exposure and feelings of vitality: Results of a field study during regular weekdays
• Bright light improves vitality and alleviates distress in healthy people..

WEIGHT LOSS

• Timing and Intensity of Light Correlate with Body Weight in Adults.