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UK Press

LightAware is compiling a selection of articles on issues of light and health from newspapers, magazines and specialist publications in the UK.

April 2, 2018 | New generation of streetlights could damage eyesight and disrupt sleep | The Telegraph
It also raised concerns about the increasing use of LED lights on new cars, suggesting that they risked dazzling oncoming drivers - especially if they are elderly.
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March 26, 2018 | ‘Too early to start human-centric lighting’ – top scientist | Lux Review
Neuroscientist Russell Foster led the pioneering team at Oxford University which discovered the eye’s third photosensitive cells in 1991.
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March 25, 2018 | New car headlights present ‘unwanted safety risk’ to drivers | RAC
The brightness of headlights fitted on new cars could increase the risk of motorists having an accident, a new RAC report claims. Around 15% of drivers admitted they’ve been involved in a ‘near miss’ after being dazzled by oncoming traffic, or when checking their rear-view mirrors.
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March 24, 2018 | RAC says new headlights ‘blinding drivers’ | BBC News
About 15% of those drivers polled said they had nearly suffered a collision as a result of being dazzled by other drivers using full-beam headlights.
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March 24, 2018 | RAC says new headlights ‘blinding drivers’ | BBC Website
Drivers are being temporarily blinded by modern vehicle headlights, according to an RAC survey.
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March 2, 2018 | Air, light and noise pollution ‘driving chronic sickness’ | BT
England’s Chief Medical Officer said many pollutants are risk factors for diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and asthma. Pollution must be seen as a human health hazard as well as an environmental issue, according to a report which highlights the NHS as being a “significant polluter”.
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January 29, 2018 | LED Lighting May Be Contributing to Depression, Diabetes, Obesity and Cancer, Study Finds | Return To Now
An international team of opthalmologists, neurologists and biologists warn that the blue light in LED bulbs and screens presents an untold risk to human health… LEDs are far more disruptive to circadian rhythms than incandescent, halogen, and even fluorescent lights, study finds.
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January 16, 2018 | Make lighting healthier | Nature, International Journal of Science
Artificial illumination can stop us sleeping and make us ill. We need fresh strategies and technologies, argues Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska.
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December 16, 2017 | Brightons woman advises people to be LightAware | Falkirk Herald
Anna Levin put her own health conundrum to good use, setting up LightAware to help fellow sufferers and it's now an award-winning charity. Read more at: https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/lifestyle/brightons-woman-advises-people-to-be-lightaware-1-4641973
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November 29, 2017 | Hope at last for migraine sufferers: ‘Holy grail’ monthly jab | The Daily Mail
Millions of people are set to benefit from the first new migraine drug in 20 years, a landmark study revealed last night. (Migraine case study from LightAware Ambassador)
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