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Scientists in the spotlight – and why a clean fridge is good for your waistline!

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This week we’re showcasing the scientists who presented their remarkable findings at the Innovators in Healthcare event last month. Don’t bother with night-shift mode – just get some daylight First up, Professor Russell Foster OBE, FRS with a timely reminder of why sleep matters for a Monday morning- and a brilliant description of the mechanisms […]

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How darkness cuts falls in residential care – and introducing a ten-part podcast series

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Hope you’re having a good week? This week, you’ll hear from three of the speakers from the Innovators in Healthcare online event last month. This afternoon workshop brought together healthcare professionals and scientists to share insights from the lab and practical applications in the real world. For all the recordings and transcripts, please see here. Lighting doesn’t

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Focused or friendly? – and reducing trips on night time trips to the loo

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Lighting for the Activity-Based Workplace You may not charge your team out by the hour, but the meter is still running and marginal gains in productivity add up.  There’s plenty of evidence that lighting, noise, and temperature make a difference . When environmental stressors accumulate—such as poor lighting, air quality, temperature, or noise—productivity can drop

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Monday blues – and counting down to our panel debate at Light24

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Monday blues? Social jetlag – getting to bed and waking up more than an hour later than usual over the weekend will give you that groggy feeling on a Monday. Just three hours delay on Friday and Saturday can increase blood pressure – Acute social jetlag augments morning blood pressure surge: a randomized crossover trial, and regular

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Generation C, Wednesday is the new Monday – And trade fair headaches

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One week on from Worktech Stockholm with the Glamox team, I’ve been pondering the Five C’s, taking inspiration from Portland Director Ibrahim Ibrahim’s brilliant talk about GenC – not an age but a state of mind. Change – The only certainty, so the real work of creating an effective space for sustained productive activity (time to

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Earning the commute – and why smiling is good for sore eyes

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Amazon prime? Employee response to Amazon’s back to work mandate (one survey suggested 91% dissatisfied and 73% considering changing jobs https://www.xatakaon.com/business-and-economics/new-survey-finds-that-91-of-employees-are-unhappy-with-amazons-total-return-to-office-policy) demonstrates just how much things have changed since the pandemic. This mass exodus means not only a loss of talent to the business but a gain for competitors. The office needs to earn the commute,

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Indoor light pollution, why seeing green is good for your blood pressure – and SAD lamps on the spot

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Embrace the dark and ban indoor light pollution There is growing evidence of a link between patterns of light exposure and mental health outcomes. While you may not be in charge of the lighting in the office, you can take control of the conditions at home. Evening light levels in the average home are high

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Lumens for What? – plus national positive thinking and chocolate day

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Lumens per watt (lumens for what?) So many flaws in the equation: Lumens – a simple measure of brightness based on sensitivity of ‘standard’ retina, which does not account for qualities such as glare or colour rendering. Watt – energy in use is a fraction of the whole life costing of a light fitting, whether

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