Even dim light before bedtime may disrupt a preschooler's sleep: Broad range of intensity can sharply dampen sleep-promoting melatonin - Science Daily

Even dim light before bedtime may disrupt a preschooler's sleep: Broad range of intensity can sharply dampen sleep-promoting melatonin - Science Daily
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 suggests that young children are highly susceptible to the …
Even slight exposure to light can prompt the critical sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before bedtime, potentially disrupting slumber long after the light goes… [+4812 chars] Read More



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