Violet‐blue Light Induces “Natural” Photodynamic Plasma Disinfection with Endogenous Sensitizers

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Greer
Keyword(s):  
Blue Light

The effects of blue-light filtration on sleep and work outcomes.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiano L. Guarana ◽  
Christopher M. Barnes ◽  
Wei Jee Ong
Keyword(s):  
Blue Light ◽  
Work Outcomes

Nighttime Blue Light Exposure and Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
David Jaynes ◽  
Paul Switzer
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Blue Light ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Night Shift ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Night Shift Work

The purpose of this article is to provide background information and the current understanding of a less familiar cause of female breast cancer; exposure to ultraviolet light at night. Breast cancer is a common disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in women. There are several risk factors for breast cancer, most of which are genetic and environmental in nature. An often-overlooked risk factor is exposure to blue light during night shift work, which decreases melatonin production. One of the many cancer-preventing properties of melatonin is to limit estrogen production. Increased lifetime exposure to estrogen is a well-known cause of breast cancer. Awareness of nighttime blue light exposure as a breast cancer risk factor by women doing night shift work and those exposed to nighttime light via smartphones and laptops, is essential information to know so that protective measures can be taken.

The Effects of Two Stereoisomers of N-Acetylcysteine on Photochemical Damage by UVA and Blue Light in Rat Retina

1999 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eelco M. Busch ◽  
Theo G. M. F. Gorgels ◽  
Joan E. Roberts ◽  
Dirk van Norren
Keyword(s):  
Blue Light ◽  
Rat Retina ◽  
Photochemical Damage
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