TY - JOUR
T1 - Circadian Health and Light
T2 - A Report on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Workshop
AU - Mason, Ivy C.
AU - Boubekri, Mohamed
AU - Figueiro, Mariana G.
AU - Hasler, Brant P.
AU - Hattar, Samer
AU - Hill, Steven M.
AU - Nelson, Randy J.
AU - Sharkey, Katherine M.
AU - Wright, Kenneth P.
AU - Boyd, Windy A.
AU - Brown, Marishka K.
AU - Laposky, Aaron D.
AU - Twery, Michael J.
AU - Zee, Phyllis C.
N1 - Funding Information:
PCZ reports the following conflicts of interests: consultant for Philips, Merck, Jazz. KPW reports the following conflicts of interests: board member of the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board—National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Board of Directors of the Sleep Research Society, and Scientific Advisory Board of CurAegis Technologies; consultant for CurAegis Technologies and Circadian Therapeutics; research support from CurAegis Technologies, Philips Inc., Somalogics, NIH, Office of Naval Research, and the PAC-12; stock options from CurAegis Technologies; speaker for the Department of Energy and the Illuminating Engineering Society. ICM, MB, MGF, BPH, SH, SMH, RJN, WAB, MKB, ADL, KMS, and MJT declare that they have no conflict of interests.
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the NIH NHLBI and NCSDR for organizing and funding the workshop on circadian health and light. The authors also acknowledge Roger R. Rosa and Karen L. Teff for their participation in the workshop. The workshop on circadian health and light was made possible by support from the NIH NHLBI and NCSDR.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Author(s).
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Despite the omnipresence of artificial and natural light exposure, there exists little guidance in the United States and elsewhere on light exposure in terms of timing, intensity, spectrum, and other light characteristics known to affect human health, performance, and well-being; in parallel, there is little information regarding the quantity and characteristics of light exposure that people receive. To address this, the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, in the Division of Lung Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, held a workshop in August 2016 on circadian health and light. Workshop participants discussed scientific research advances on the effects of light on human physiology, identified remaining knowledge gaps in these research areas, and articulated opportunities to use appropriate lighting to protect and improve circadian-dependent health. Based on this workshop, participants put forth the following strategic intent, objectives, and strategies to guide discovery, measurement, education, and implementation of the appropriate use of light to achieve, promote, and maintain circadian health in modern society.
AB - Despite the omnipresence of artificial and natural light exposure, there exists little guidance in the United States and elsewhere on light exposure in terms of timing, intensity, spectrum, and other light characteristics known to affect human health, performance, and well-being; in parallel, there is little information regarding the quantity and characteristics of light exposure that people receive. To address this, the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, in the Division of Lung Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, held a workshop in August 2016 on circadian health and light. Workshop participants discussed scientific research advances on the effects of light on human physiology, identified remaining knowledge gaps in these research areas, and articulated opportunities to use appropriate lighting to protect and improve circadian-dependent health. Based on this workshop, participants put forth the following strategic intent, objectives, and strategies to guide discovery, measurement, education, and implementation of the appropriate use of light to achieve, promote, and maintain circadian health in modern society.
KW - built environment
KW - circadian rhythms
KW - light exposure
KW - public health
KW - sleep
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U2 - 10.1177/0748730418789506
DO - 10.1177/0748730418789506
M3 - Article
C2 - 30033850
AN - SCOPUS:85050563265
SN - 0748-7304
VL - 33
SP - 451
EP - 457
JO - Journal of biological rhythms
JF - Journal of biological rhythms
IS - 5
ER -
