
Blue light from our phones damages our sleep
Israeli researchers find link between blue light of electronic devices and suppression of the sleep hormone, melatonin.
Brian has been a journalist and high-tech entrepreneur for over 25 years. He combines this expertise for ISRAEL21c as he writes about hot new local startups, pharmaceutical advances, scientific discoveries, culture, the arts and daily life in Israel. He loves hiking the country with his family (and blogging about it). Originally from California, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.

Israeli researchers find link between blue light of electronic devices and suppression of the sleep hormone, melatonin.

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