NetIAS CAT | Light and human health

NetIAS CAT | Light and human healthNetIAS CAT | Light and human healthNetIAS CAT | Light and human health

NetIAS CAT | Light and human health

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About this project

Light exposure is a key driver for synchronising rhythms in our bodies and brains with the external 24-hour light-dark cycle. In turn, light exposure at the wrong biological time of day can disrupt our inner clock and lead to sleep loss, which has knock-on effects on our physical and mental health and well-being. Additionally, light is important for normal development of the eye, with low levels of light exposure being associated with myopia. With increasing knowledge from basic laboratory findings on the wide-reaching effects of light exposure on human health and well-being, it is time to apply this knowledge to the real world, guiding policymakers and other stakeholders. In this interdisciplinary NETIAS CAT project, five internationally recognised early-career scientists come together to address these topics, with a view to (1) develop a unified scientific framework for understanding effects of light exposure on human health and well-being, (2) develop strategies for making the existing and future scientific evidence base as robust as possible and (3) will develop strategies to communicate the complex scientific knowledge to different audiences.

Timeline

1 January 2021

Launch of the NETIAS CAT Group

1 January 2021

Launch of the NETIAS CAT Group

NETIAS CAT Group Light as a key predictor of human health and well-being

(c) 2021–2023