In a research project funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Professor and Director at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is investigating whether a tailored lighting intervention can lessen the impact of these symptoms in older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and has published her latest findings in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
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UL Publishes Design Guide for Circadian Lighting
UL has published Design Guide 24480, Design Guideline for Promoting Circadian Entrainment with Light for Day-Active People. The goal of the 60-page guide is to encourage lighting practitioners to provide daytime light levels in buildings that promote a more natural pattern of bright days and dim nights, which is conducive to circadian health.