LEDs for photons, physiology and food

Make lighting healthier

(2018) Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska   NATURE

Outdoor Light at Night and Breast Cancer Incidence in the Nurses’ Health Study II

(2017) Peter James et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Melanopsin expressing human retinal ganglion cells: Subtypes, distribution, and intraretinal connectivity

(2017) Jens Hannibal et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a blue-enriched light intervention to improve alertness and performance in night shift workers

(2017) Tracey L Sletten et al.   OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

The effects of spectral tuning of evening ambient light on melatonin suppression, alertness and sleep

(2017) Shadab A. Rahman et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

UV-B radiation dose requirement for suppressing intumescence injury on tomato plants

(2017) Chieri Kubota et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

The development of lighting countermeasures for sleep disruption and circadian misalignment during spaceflight

(2016) George C. Brainard et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE

Daytime Exposure to Short- and Medium-Wavelength Light Did Not Improve Alertness and Neurobehavioral Performance

(2016) Ahuva Y. Segal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Effects of the Internal Circadian System and Circadian Misalignment on Glucose Tolerance in Chronic Shift Workers

(2016) Christopher J. Morris et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Human Visual Cortex Responses to Rapid Cone and Melanopsin-Directed Flicker

(2016) Manuel Spitschan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

M1 ipRGCs Influence Visual Function through Retrograde Signaling in the Retina

(2016) C. L. Prigge et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Sensitivity of Seven Diverse Species to Blue and Green Light: Interactions with Photon Flux

(2016) M. Chase Snowden et al.   PLoS One

The Blue LED Nobel Prize: Historical context, current scientific understanding, human benefit

(2015) Jeffrey Y. Tsao et al.   ANNALEN DER PHYSIK

Endogenous circadian system and circadian misalignment impact glucose tolerance via separate mechanisms in humans

(2015) Christopher J. Morris et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Environmentally Modified Organisms – Expanding Genetic Potential with Light

(2014) Sofia D. Carvalho et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Circadian Misalignment Augments Markers of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation, Independently of Sleep Loss

(2014) Rachel Leproult et al.   DIABETES

Central projections of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the macaque monkey

(2014) J. Hannibal et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Photoresponse diversity among the five types of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells

(2014) Xiwu Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Toward Smart and Ultra-efficient Solid-State Lighting

(2014) Jeffrey Y. Tsao et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Breast cancer and circadian disruption from electric lighting in the modern world

(2013) Richard G. Stevens et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

The nocturnal bottleneck and the evolution of activity patterns in mammals

(2013) M. P. Gerkema et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Direct Effects of Light on Alertness, Vigilance, and the Waking Electroencephalogram in Humans Depend on Prior Light History

(2013) Anne-Marie Chang et al.   SLEEP

Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age

(2013) Robert J. Lucas et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Solid-state lighting for the International Space Station: Tests of visual performance and melatonin regulation

(2012) George C. Brainard et al.   ACTA ASTRONAUTICA

Melanopsin-Based Brightness Discrimination in Mice and Humans

(2012) Timothy M. Brown et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Form and Function of the M4 Cell, an Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell Type Contributing to Geniculocortical Vision

(2012) M. E. Estevez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Human trichromacy revisited

(2012) H. Horiguchi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adverse Metabolic Consequences in Humans of Prolonged Sleep Restriction Combined with Circadian Disruption

(2012) O. M. Buxton et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Validation of a Questionnaire to Screen for Shift Work Disorder

(2012) Laura K. Barger et al.   SLEEP

Evening exposure to a light-emitting diodes (LED)-backlit computer screen affects circadian physiology and cognitive performance

(2011) Christian Cajochen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Multiple hypothalamic cell populations encoding distinct visual information

(2011) Timothy M. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Rod photoreceptors drive circadian photoentrainment across a wide range of light intensities

(2010) Cara M Altimus et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Distinct Contributions of Rod, Cone, and Melanopsin Photoreceptors to Encoding Irradiance

(2010) Gurprit S. Lall et al.   NEURON

Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Vision

(2010) Jennifer L. Ecker et al.   NEURON

Manipulation of Photoprotection to Improve Plant Photosynthesis

(2010) E. H. Murchie et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Spectral Responses of the Human Circadian System Depend on the Irradiance and Duration of Exposure to Light

(2010) J. J. Gooley et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Adverse metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of circadian misalignment

(2009) F. A. J. L. Scheer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA