International Journal of Environmental Health Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 11
Published: Oct. 6, 2024
Artificial
light
at
night
(ALAN)
is
a
growing
environmental
issue
associated
with
adverse
health
consequences,
but
the
association
low
birth
weight
remains
unknown.
We
aim
to
explore
associations
between
outdoor
ALAN
and
across
7,808
census
tracts
in
California.
use
data
from
California
Communities
Environmental
Health
Screening
Tool
(CalEnviroScreen)
tract
level.
VIIRS
Nighttime
Day/Night
Band
Composites
Version
1
dataset
within
Google
Earth
Engine
platform
was
used
assess
ALAN.
Multivariable
linear
regression
analyze
data.
Our
findings
showed
that
an
interquartile
range
increase
resulted
of
0.42%
(95%
CI:
0.37,
0.46)
rate
on
average,
after
adjusting
for
all
potential
covariates.
The
results
demonstrate
significant
weight.
These
remained
consistent
sensitivity
analyses.
JAMA Network Open,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. e252493 - e252493
Published: March 27, 2025
Importance
Electronic
screen
use
before
bed
may
disrupt
circadian
rhythms,
leading
to
poorer
sleep.
Objective
To
investigate
the
association
between
and
sleep
outcomes
among
adults.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
cross-sectional
study
included
participants
in
American
Cancer
Society
Prevention
Study–3,
a
prospective
cohort
of
men
women
from
35
US
states
Puerto
Rico,
who
responded
2018
survey.
Analyses
were
conducted
February
3,
2023,
January
10,
2025.
Exposures
Self-reported
electronic
hour
prior
bed.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
sleep-wake
times
(used
calculate
duration),
quality,
chronotype.
Mean
differences
for
duration
bedtimes,
prevalence
ratios
quality
calculated
by
using
multivariable
linear
Poisson
regression,
respectively.
Whether
these
associations
differed
chronotype
was
also
examined.
Results
Of
122
058
(97
658
[80.0%];
median
[IQR]
age,
56
[47-62]
years;
range,
27-85
years),
70
638
(57.9%)
reported
morning
Daily
50
289
(41.2%),
whereas
21
275
(17.4%)
no
use.
Compared
with
use,
daily
associated
33%
higher
poor
(prevalence
ratio,
1.33;
95%
CI,
1.27-1.39)
7.64
fewer
minutes
on
workdays
(95%
6.65-8.63
minutes).
The
more
pronounced
evening
chronotypes
(8.36
minutes;
4.94-11.78
minutes)
vs
those
(5.64
3.98-7.29
5.04
4.03-6.05
nonworkdays.
users
went
9.33
later
7.61-11.06
minutes),
15.62
11.93-19.31
workdays.
similar
Conclusions
Relevance
bedtimes
approximately
less
each
week.
Associations
greater
chronotypes,
are
at
risk
due
social
jetlag
(ie,
misalignment
rhythms
commitments).
These
findings
confirm
disruptions
screens
not
limited
children
adolescents.
Further
work
is
needed
understand
best
mechanisms
intervention.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
Objective
The
aim
of
this
meta-analysis
is
to
evaluate
the
impact
light
at
night
(LAN)
exposure
on
risk
breast
cancer
across
varying
factors.
Method
We
conducted
a
systematic
search
literature
up
July
15,
2023,
including
PubMed,
Cochrane
Library,
and
Embase
databases,
using
keywords
related
LAN
exposure.
Cohort
study
case–control
were
included.
Statistical
analyses
performed
Stata
software
version
17.0.
To
address
heterogeneity
among
different
studies,
we
employed
random-effects
model
for
analysis
assessed
publication
bias
funnel
plots
Egger’s
test.
Results
included
13
8
cohort
studies
with
734,372
participants
worldwide.
In
Newcastle-Ottawa
Scale
(NOS)
assessments,
average
score
was
7.43
(ranging
from
5
9).
overall
demonstrated
significant
association
between
(RR
=
1.12;
95%
CI:
1.06–1.17;
I
2
31.3%,
p
<
0.001).
subgroup
analysis,
results
types
(case–control
studies:
RR
1.16;
1.06–1.27;
40.4%,
0.001;
1.08;
1.04–1.14;
0.0%,
0.001)
(outdoor
LAN:
1.07;
1.02–1.13;
30.9%,
0.004)
are
presented.
continents,
highest
observed
in
Asian
population
(Asian:
1.24;
1.15–1.34;
estrogen
receptor
status
(ER+:
1.10;
1.03–1.18;
17.0%,
0.005;).
also
an
menopausal
various
lifestyles
but
did
not
find
any
statistically
findings.
Conclusion
Our
demonstrates
that
associated
increased
cancer,
particularly
population.
Among
existing
hypotheses,
idea
leads
decrease
melatonin
widely
accepted.
However,
until
mechanism
effect
clearly
elucidated,
it
recommended
take
supplements
prevention
without
medical
advice.
hope
conduct
more
high-quality
research,
especially
concerning
investigation
other
environmental
confounding
factors,
further
advance
field.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
270, P. 115903 - 115903
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Chlordane,
a
previously
extensively
utilized
insecticidal
pesticide,
has
since
been
prohibited,
however,
owing
to
its
limited
degradability,
it
continues
persist
significantly
in
soil
and
water
reservoirs,
subsequently
accumulating
within
plant
animal
organisms,
representing
substantial
threat
human
health.
Despite
extensive
research
conducted
over
the
past
few
decades
investigate
toxic
effects
of
chlordane,
there
remains
notable
dearth
studies
focusing
on
impact
sleep
activity.
Therefore,
this
study,
short-term
long-term
exposure
chlordane
activity
Drosophila
were
investigated.
When
exposed
at
concentration
1
μM,
lost
body
weight,
decreased
size
resulted
lipid
metabolism
disorders.
In
addition,
altered
arousal
behaviors
Drosophila.
Short-term
an
increase
night-time
duration,
while
decrease
sleep,
as
evidenced
by
duration
each
session
appearance
fragmentation.
Under
conditions
exposure,
reactive
oxygen
species
levels
up-regulated
Our
results
suggest
that
triggers
oxidative
stress
damage
Drosophila,
leading
disruption.
This
study
offers
novel
insights
into
harmful
impacts
environmental
pollutants
patterns
proposes
mitigating
presence
environment
could
potentially
contribute
reduction
global
disorder
prevalence.
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
48(5), P. 847 - 863
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
The
widespread
and
pervasive
use
of
artificial
light
at
night
(ALAN)
in
our
modern
24-hour
society
has
emerged
as
a
substantial
disruptor
natural
circadian
rhythms,
potentially
leading
to
rise
unhealthy
lifestyle-related
behaviors
(e.g.,
poor
sleep;
shift
work).
This
phenomenon
been
associated
with
an
increased
risk
type
2
diabetes
mellitus
(T2DM),
which
is
pressing
global
public
health
concern.
However,
date,
reviews
summarizing
associations
between
ALAN
T2DM
have
primarily
focused
on
the
limited
characteristics
exposure
intensity)
ALAN.
literature
review
extends
beyond
prior
by
consolidating
recent
studies
from
2000
2024
regarding
both
indoor
outdoor
incidence
or
prevalence
T2DM.
We
also
described
potential
biological
mechanisms
through
modulates
glucose
metabolism.
Furthermore,
we
outlined
knowledge
gaps
investigated
how
various
only
intensity
(including
type,
timing,
duration,
wavelength,
individual
sensitivity)
influence
risk.
Recognizing
detrimental
impact
sleep
behavioral
correlates
physical
activity
dietary
patterns,
additionally
summarized
investigating
mediating
role
each
component
relationship
Lastly,
proposed
implications
chronotherapies
chrononutrition
for
management
context
exposure.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(9), P. 2305 - 2305
Published: April 27, 2023
With
the
rapid
development
of
global
economy,
over-expansion
outdoor
artificial
light
at
night
(ALAN)
in
cities
has
led
to
increasingly
severe
pollution
worldwide.
More
and
more
studies
have
paid
attention
problem
pollution,
but
there
is
still
a
lack
systematic
literature
review
on
nighttime
terms
research
progress,
hotspots,
its
evolutions.
For
this
purpose,
study
firstly
analyzed
current
actuality
trends
about
via
comprehensive
retrospect
pertinent
summarized
adverse
effects
monitoring
technologies
by
VOSviewer-based
keyword
co-occurrence
technique.
Additionally,
explored
variation
tendency
typical
countries
from
2013
2021
based
remote-sensing
data
further
proposed
management
suggestions
protect
environment.
The
results
indicate
that
popularity
been
increasing
recently,
especially
after
opening
diversified
2012;
main
topics
are
dominated
technologies,
where
latter
represented
ground
survey
observation;
total
levels
ALAN
intensity
relatively
high
most
developed
countries,
mean
per
capita
values
decreasing,
above
phenomenon
developing
show
opposite
trend.
This
expects
integrate
analysis
method
demonstrate
status
systematically
so
as
provide
scientific
references
for
assessment
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(6)
Published: Feb. 27, 2024
Summary
Light
exposure
affects
the
circadian
system
and
consequently
can
affect
sleep
quality.
Only
few
studies
examined
this
relationship
in
children.
We
evaluated
associations
between
light
patterns
metrics
measured
parameters
of
247
Dutch
children,
aged
11
13
years
recruited
from
ABCD
cohort,
using
actigraphy
records
for
7
consecutive
nights.
Personal
exposures
were
with
a
meter
during
whole
day
night.
applied
generalized
mixed‐effects
regression
models,
adjusted
possible
confounders,
to
evaluate
on
duration,
efficiency
sleep‐onset
delay.
In
models
mutually
potential
we
found
amount
hours
first
time
bright
morning
going
duration
be
significantly
associated
decreased
(in
min;
β:
−2.02
[95%
confidence
interval:
−3.84,
−0.25],
−8.39
−16.70,
−0.07],
respectively)
shorter
delay
(odds
ratio:
0.88
0.80,
0.97],
odds
0.40
0.19,
0.87],
respectively).
Increased
intensities
at
night
(T2
−8.54
−16.88,
−0.20],
T3
−14.83
−28.04,
−1.62]),
while
increased
before
bed
prolonged
onset
4.02
2.09,
7.73]).
These
findings
further
suggest
that
children
may
able
influence
their
quality
by
influencing
Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
262, P. 119803 - 119803
Published: Aug. 19, 2024
Outdoor
nighttime
light
(NTL)
is
a
potential
anthropogenic
stressor
in
urban
settings.
While
ecological
studies
have
identified
outdoor
NTL
exposure
disparities,
uncertainties
remain
about
disparities
individual
levels,
particularly
Europe.