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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.

June 29, 2016 | Street lights bring forward the spring | The Independent
"Artificial street lighting is having such a profound impact on Nature that it has brought Spring forward by more than a week"
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May 19, 2016 | Green light found to ease the pain of migraine | New Scientist
As a result, during migraine, light can worsen pain and pain can cause visual disturbance, says Rami Burstein at Harvard University.
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May 16, 2016 | Flicker is back with a vengeance, warns report |
Around half of domestic and office LEDs have been found to have higher flicker rates than alternative sources, a report by the Society of Light and Lighting has revealed.
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January 12, 2016 | Welcome back to REAL light bulbs? | Mail Online
Old-fashioned light bulbs banned by the EU could make a comeback thanks to a technological breakthrough that makes them use less energy.
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January 11, 2016 | Return of incandescent light bulbs as MIT makes them more efficient than LEDs | The Telegraph
Scientists in the US believe they have come up with a solution which could see a reprieve for incandescent bulbs.
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April 6, 2015 | A dark night is good for your health | The Conversation
While we are finally paying attention to the importance of sleep, the need for dark is still mostly ignored.
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May 23, 2014 | ‘UFO’ street-light plan switched off by one-man army | Manchester Evening News
Trafford council’s u-turn came after Altrincham resident Simon Nicholas claimed the new eco-friendly lights could damage the brains of people living nearby.
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May 13, 2014 | The medical experts who refuse to use low-energy lightbulbs in their homes | Mail Online
Professor of Opthalmology at the University College London Institute of Opthalmolog believes low-energy bulbs could lead to blindness.
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April 8, 2014 | Which bright spark did that? | Mail Online
Multi-million pound project to replace street lights with dazzling LED lamps leaves residents feeling like they are 'living on a football pitch'
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January 28, 2014 | Lightbulb ban was about money not the environment | Express
Banning incandescent lights was a hurried measure that has done nothing to save the environment but has done a lot to line the pockets of manufacturers.
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