ReviewAgeing research reviews2019
Effects of light on aging and longevity.
Review in Ageing research reviews, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Age-dependent physiological responses and longevity in three Drosophila species with contrasting lifespans exposed to low temperature and constant darkness.Biogerontology · 2026Article
- Retinal Amyloid Clearance Enhanced by 40-Hz Light Flicker via MHC-II+ Microglia Regulation in Mice.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Natural Product-Based Nanomicelles: Properties, Fabrication Strategies, and Therapeutic Applications in Diseases.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- The Effects of Light on Vertebrate Welfare: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- [Effects of light therapy on sleep efficiency in older adults in long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis].Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2025Review
- Blue light treatment of psychiatric disorders: relationships with systemic inflammation, lipid metabolism, and clinical symptoms.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Sleep onset time as a mediator in the association between screen exposure and aging: a cross-sectional study.GeroScience · 2025Article
- Investigating the effects of indoor lighting on measures of brain health in older adults: protocol for a cross-over randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Effects of voluntary and forced physical exercise on the retinal health of aging Wistar rats.GeroScience · 2024Article
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- Light Pollution and Oxidative Stress: Effects on Retina and Human Health.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Clinical Trials for Special Populations: Children, Older Adults, and Rare Diseases.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2024Review
- Associations of lamplight exposure during sleep and sleep duration with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among preschool children in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Looking for a Beam of Light to Heal Chronic Pain.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Bioinformatics-based Study on the Effects of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Aging Retina.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Keratinocytes Exposed to Blue or Red Light: Proteomic Characterization Showed Cytoplasmic Thioredoxin Reductase 1 and Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member C3 Triggered Expression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Multimodal investigation of melanopsin retinal ganglion cells in Alzheimer's disease.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2023Article
- Blue light-induced lipid oxidation and the antioxidant property of hypotaurine: evaluation via measuring ultraweak photon emission.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2023Article
- Blue light exposure-dependent improvement in robustness of circadian rest-activity rhythm in aged rats.PloS one · 2023Article
- Potential Properties of Natural Nutraceuticals and Antioxidants in Age-Related Eye Disorders.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Increasing evidence suggests an important role for light in regulation of aging and longevity. UV radiation is a mutagen that can promote aging and decrease longevity. In contrast, NIR light has shown protective effects in animal disease models. In invertebrates, visible light can shorten or extend lifespan, depending on the intensity and wavelength composition. Visible light also impacts human health, including retina function, sleep, cancer and psychiatric disorders. Possible mechanisms of visible light include: controlling circadian rhythms, inducing oxidative stress, and acting through the retina to affect neuronal circuits and systems. Changes in artificial lighting (e.g., LEDs) may have implications for human health. It will be important to further explore the mechanisms of how light affects aging and longevity, and how light affects human health.
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