Lighting risk to premature babies

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4799445.stm

Constant exposure to artificial hospital lighting may damage the development of premature babies' biological clocks, research suggests.

Tests showed exposing baby mice to constant light keeps the master biological clock in their brains from developing properly.

Researchers said this could contribute to an increased risk of mood disorders, such as depression.

Previous research has found infants from neonatal units with cyclic lighting tend to begin sleeping through the night more quickly, and gain weight faster than those from units with constant lighting.

...so, if you want to lose weight, leave the light on...

How can they tell if a baby mouse is suffering from a mood disorder or depression ?
No wonder much of the world sneers at scientists nowadays.

So are you going to campaign using this angle in the light pollution front??? :lol:

Giving the right link would have been a good idea :roll:

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4799445.stm

How can they tell if a baby mouse is suffering from a mood disorder or depression ?
No wonder much of the world sneers at scientists nowadays.

Thats not what they claim, apologies for not giving the correct link. They are saying that the 'body clock' is disrupted, not that they have depressed mice.

In humans, research has shown possible links between this distuption and mood disorders.