Let there be light: Helping people through dark days

16 Feb 2015


How can scientists help Swedish schoolchildren cope with short winter days? One idea is to install lights that emit a greater proportion of blue wavelengths - suppressing the production of the hormone melatonin and making kids feel less drowsy in the morning.

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