From:
Pam Sessoms
Date: 2001-11-11 13:35:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Ferrets and Their Photocycles
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001 sukiecrandall@t... wrote:
> A few years ago there was a long over-view article on how the
> body's melatonin-production cycle is disrupted by artificial
> lighting and the possible health implications in Science News. I
> do NOT know if that article was later put into their website
*perk* scavenger hunt!
Science News has tons of articles on melatonin and light cycles, but this
was the only one I saw that mentions blue and green light specifically...
Is this it?
http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/10_17_98/content.htm
Science News, Oct 17, 1998 v154 n16 p248(3)
Does light have a dark side?: nighttime illumination might elevate cancer
risk. (includes related article)(Cover Story) Janet Raloff.
Abstract: Modern civilization's use of artificial lighting 24 hours a day
can disrupt the body's production of melatonin. This brain hormone is
integral to many biochemical activities, and a shortage of it may increase
an individual's risk of estrogen-related cancers, such as breast cancer.
This article is NOT in full-text on their website, but rightly or wrongly,
someone has placed what appears to be an unofficial full-text copy at:
http://www.vialattea.net/cielobuio/divulga/darkside.htm
Cheers,
-Pam S.