Melatonin Our obsession with sleep driving explosive growth in the melatonin market – $2.5 billion, growing at annual rate 14.5% – Melatonin Supplements Market Size. Our investment in drugs that promise to help us to snooze seems reasonable given cost of poor sleep in financial and economic terms: 10.3% productivity loss, adding up to $136billion estimated […]
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Light and Building 2024 – worth the trip? The cost of the space, design and build, marketing materials, travel and accommodation plus salaries – let alone the opportunity cost – will blow a hole in even the most lavish marketing budget. According to the Messe Frankfurt site, an all-inclusive package for a 9m2 booth comes
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Is your boss the host with the most? Did you visit friends or family this weekend? How welcome did you feel? Do you want to visit again – or return the invitation? Did they offer advice on transport or parking? Perhaps tracked down your favourite snack or checked for allergies? Was there a clean and
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Is your boss the host with the most? Did you visit friends or family this weekend? How welcome did you feel? Do you want to visit again – or return the invitation? Did they offer advice on transport or parking? Perhaps tracked down your favourite snack or checked for allergies? Was there a clean and
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Autism and gender: shifting the balance Autism is a spectrum condition that affects people in different ways. The excellent Autistic Society website characterises the symptoms in five key domains: Challenges with social communication and interaction Repetitive and restrictive behaviour Over- or under-sensitivity to light, sound, taste or touch Highly focused interests or hobbies Extreme anxiety
Rainbows under the radar Most of us take colour for granted. That’s a pity because your experience of a technicolour world is a piece of everyday magic, evolved over 65 million years ago and still holds the key to mental and physical health worth fighting for –Ancestral photoreceptor diversity as the basis of visual behaviour.
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Rainbows under the radar Most of us take colour for granted. That’s a pity because your experience of a technicolour world is a piece of everyday magic, evolved over 65 million years ago and still holds the key to mental and physical health worth fighting for –Ancestral photoreceptor diversity as the basis of visual behaviour.
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Light-sensitive migraine? Around one in ten adults suffer from migraines. And three times more women than men will experience that blinding pain that sends millions into a dark room unable to cope with even a glimmer of light. What is migraine? So what’s going on? This brilliant review offers three potential explanations linked to an
Flicker – good and bad – and optical illusions exhibition Read More »
In the driver seat Control over your immediate workspace not only reduces back and eye strain, that sense of respect tends to make you feel more connected and engaged with the team, and you’re likely to get more done – Effects of control over office workspace on perceptions of the work environment and work outcomes. You’re
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I’ve spent the past few days researching a talk for LEDucation in New York in March. It’s an incredible line-up – over 400 exhibitors, 49 sessions and loads of great people to meet. I’ll be talking about the need to look beyond the simple Melatonin solution and stand up for integrated approaches to healthy workplaces.