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Blue light symposium clarifies opportunities for optometry
Original Source HereBy: Gary L. Morgan, OD Guest blogger Alan Burt shares his experiences at a blue light symposium. During the last weekend in June, I attended the 2015 New York Blue Light Symposium. As I walked across Times Square toward the hotel entrance, winding my way between the crowds of tourists taking pictures of the urban firestorm of LED billboards on their brightly backlit smartphones, I was struck by the perverse perfection of the choice of venue for an academic discussion on the emerging science of blue light. The event was an unintentionally well-kept secret from most of the optometric...
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Lack of sleep may promote neurodegenerative processes, say Swedish researchers
One night of sleep deprivation can increase the levels of molecules that are biomarkers for brain damage, according to a new study out of Sweden.
The study, conducted by researchers from Uppsala University's Department of Neuroscience and published in the journal Sleep, looked at levels of two types of brain molecules: