BOULDER, Colo. (StudyFinds.org) – A child’s nightlight may do more than keep away the monsters hiding under their bed. A recent study by a team at the University of Colorado at Boulder suggests even ...

Turn out the lights for a good night of sleep: this seems like common sense, but many Americans don't actually follow it. New research shows it doesn't take much light at night to hurt our health.

A new study of preschoolers finds that exposure to even very low intensities of light before bedtime can sharply reduce production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin, interfering with sleep. It ...

Spending the morning hours in dim indoor lighting may cause healthy individuals to exhibit biological changes typically seen in people with depression. A study published in the Journal of Psychiatric ...

Sleeping with a light on can play havoc with insulin levels and consequently impair the response to glucose, a two-night sleep-lab study of 20 people indicates. "The most important finding" is that ...

Title image: A young study participant tries to get some sleep. New research shows that even dim light exposure in the hour before bedtime can disrupt slumber in young children. Credit: Casey Cass/CU ...