Light therapy may help improve symptoms of depression by aligning your body’s natural clock, balancing serotonin levels, and stabilizing sleep patterns. Typical light therapy involves sitting near a ...

Bright light might be the solution to getting a good night's sleep, researchers have found. Exposure to bright light has been previously found to help treat symptoms of depression, and this might be ...

Bienen and Weinberg sophomore Eloise Brotzman, a California native, did not anticipate the impact the darker Evanston winter and fall months would have on her mental health. Brotzman noticed that her ...

Major depressive disorder is a debilitating condition that impacts around 5% of adults worldwide. While doctors commonly prescribe antidepressants to patients, it has several side effects and might ...

As the winter approaches, days get shorter, the weather turns colder, and the world seems just a little bleaker. While some people embrace this season — or even thrive in it — many others experience a ...

Blue light therapy may help with depression, but it is still not clear exactly how effective it is. Depression is a mood disorder associated with a loss of interest in activities, low mood, and ...

What Is Therapeutic Light Therapy? Therapeutic light therapy, also called phototherapy, is a form of treatment for certain types of depression, sleep disorders, and other conditions. It involves ...

Light therapy is a well-established treatment with rare side-effects that uses different kinds of light in order to treat various conditions. Successful application of light therapy requires knowing ...

A new study gives people yet another reason to turn off that screen at night. A year ago, psychologists at Ohio State University found that the bright fluorescent glare of city lights at night can ...