Thursday, November 18, 2010

LBK Post 044 Even A Little Light At Night Could Be Depressing





Light At Night Could Be Depressing


Exposure to even dim light at night is enough to cause physical changes in the brains of hamsters that may be associated with depression, a new study shows.

Researchers found that female Siberian hamsters exposed to dim light every night for eight weeks showed significant changes in a part of the brain called the hippocampus.

This is the first time researchers have found that light at night, by itself, may be linked to changes in the hippocampus.









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