28 Okt
International Dark-Sky Association.
„Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.“
-Verlyn Klinkenborg, „Our Vanishing Night,“ National Geographic magazine, November 2008
Filed under: english
25 Sep
Schlafstörung begünstigt Alzheimer (24.09.2009) – DocCheck News.
Möglicher Zusammenhang zwischen falschem Gebrauch von Kunstlicht (im Sinne einer „circadian disruption“) und der Entstehung von Alzheimer-Erkrankung.
Filed under: deutsch
22 Jul
„It is obvious that light entering the eye permits the sensory capacity of vision. The human species is highly dependent on visual perception of the environment and consequently, the scientific study of vision and visual mechanisms is a centuries old endeavor. Relatively new discoveries are now leading to an expanded understanding of the role of light entering the eye – in addition to supporting vision, light has various nonvisual biological effects.“
Filed under: english
