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Media coverage
Title All that stuff about ‘blue light’ and sleep may not be accurate, study claims Media name/outlet Metro Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/12/19 Description Everyone’s heard the warnings about how blue light from a phone or a tablet is detrimental to our sleep.
As such, phones now come with ‘night modes’ that filter out the blue light and replace it with warmer, softer hues. The idea being that we can all continue to scroll and browse without disrupting our circadian rhythms.
But as ever with science, it’s not that straightforward.URL https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/19/all-that-stuff-about-blue-light-and-sleep-may-not-be-accurate-study-claims-11928074/ Persons Timothy Brown Title iPhone's Night Shift mode might be hurting instead of helping you, study suggests Media name/outlet Mashable Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 18/12/19 Description In Jan. 2016, Apple introduced a new iOS option called Night Shift. It reduces the blue light emitted by your phone/tablet's display, which should, ideally, reduce the strain on your eyes while you're using the device late at night. And basically every Android phone maker soon followed suit with a similar feature.
But a new study by researchers from the University of Manchester (via The Guardian) suggests that features like Night Shift might be doing more harm than good.URL https://mashable.com/article/night-shift-no-good-study/?europe=true Persons Timothy Brown Title Apple's Night Shift Mode on iPhone may be hurting your eyes, claims study Media name/outlet Business Standard Media type Web Country/Territory India Date 18/12/19 Description Night Shift Mode on the Apple iPhone is designed to help ease your eyes while using the device in low light conditions. However, a new study has claimed that it may be doing more harm than good. URL https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/apple-s-night-shift-mode-on-iphone-may-be-hurting-your-eyes-claims-study-119121801535_1.html Persons Timothy Brown Title Not such a bright idea: why your phone’s ‘night mode’ may be keeping you awake Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/12/19 Description ‘Night mode” is one of those features you may be aware of only because your phone keeps telling you about it. At some point while you are lying in bed at night sending texts, your screen may politely suggest you activate a function that shifts the colours of your screen from the colder to the warmer end of the spectrum. It is supposed to help you sleep better. URL https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2019/dec/17/not-such-a-bright-idea-why-your-phones-night-mode-may-be-keeping-you-awake Persons Timothy Brown Title What's the best colour lighting for sleep? Media name/outlet BBC News Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/12/19 Description The idea artificial light from screens is keeping people awake at night is flawed, say scientists who have been studying the best type of lighting to nod off to.
According to the researchers, from Manchester University, this blue light from devices is not the main problem.URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50807011 Persons Timothy Brown Title Blue light from phones and TVs may not be as disruptive to your sleep as originally thought 'and night modes could actually confuse the brain' Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/12/19 Description Looking at blue light from phones, laptops and TVs at night may not be as bad for your sleep as originally feared, scientists claim.
A study on mice found dim blue lights actually had less of an effect on the animals' body clock than equally bright yellow lights.
This flies in the face of research suggesting warmer tones, like those used in 'night modes', are less likely to keep people up at night.
Instead, such software which changes screen colours of electronic gadgets as the evening sets in could confuse the brain and affect our sleep.URL https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7797401/Blue-light-not-disruptive-sleep-originally-thought.html Persons Timothy Brown
Keywords
- sleep patterns
- blue light