Newest article Quick Guides Sep 2, 2019 Sleep 101: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep Sleep, a naturally recurring state of rest for body and mind and - much like breathing - a basic human need, is crucial in maintaining good physical and mental health. Yet with so many of us struggling to get enough good quality sleep, it doesn’t always feel like it’s a natural process at all! Read more News Mar 8, 2019 Cambridge University Women's Boat Club Use Lumie Lights Today, on International Women's Day 2019 and just 30 days ahead of this year's Boat Race, we catch up with the amazing ladies from the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC). Completing 10-12 training sessions a week throughout autumn and winter, all the while attending lectures or working on their PhDs, the CUWBC squad are time-management superstars and each and every one of them an inspiration. Research Mar 8, 2019 Women's Health: Bright Light Therapy for Perinatal Depression A recent King’s College London (2018) found that 1 in 4 pregnant women have mental health problems. Around 11% of the subjects were found to suffer from depression. According to an earlier study (1996), at least 13% of women face the debilitating effects of major depressive disorder while pregnant; one other paper (2005) suggests that 11–20% suffer from post‐partum depressive symptoms. Furthermore, rates of perinatal depression seem to be particularly high in women with a prior history of depression, with estimates ranging from 25% to 50%. Research Apr 17, 2018 New Research Findings Support the Need for a Non-Alerting Light like Lumie Bedbug for Children at Bedtime New research published in the academic journal Physiological Reports* shows that pre-school children are particularly sensitive to the stimulating effect of evening bright light. The findings support the need to use non-alerting lights like Lumie Bedbug at children’s bedtime. News Mar 26, 2018 No Light Blues for Cambridge as They Win Boat Race 2018 Cambridge's position as favourites in this year's Boat Race proved to be well-deserved when both the women's and men's teams rowed to victory over Oxford on Saturday. The women added to last year's win in style, cruising through the calm Thames water around 20 seconds ahead of their rivals. Later in the afternoon, the men made it a double having dominated Oxford from the start. News Mar 15, 2018 Lumie Lights Powering the Cambridge Men’s Crew in this Year’s Cancer Research UK Boat Race The Cambridge University Men’s Crew has been incorporating Lumie light therapy into its training regime ahead of this year’s Cancer Research UK Boat Race which will take place on Saturday 24th March. News Mar 9, 2018 Working Around The Body Clock Shift work is known to affect sleep patterns and disrupt circadian rhythms though how well people cope with it can varies a lot. Trying out a more personalised solution to the problems of shiftwork, researchers matched workers to the shift schedules that best fitted their individual body clock. News Oct 2, 2017 Parenting Expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith Recommends Lumie Bedbug Most people know now that blue light is best avoided at bedtime because its alerting effect can make it difficult to fall asleep. So when we were designing Bedbug, a sleep aid for children, it made sense to keep blue light out of their bedroom.   Research May 17, 2017 Seasonal Affective Disorder Research Papers There is now a huge amount of research to support light therapy as a treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This is just a selection and includes the benefits of light therapy as well as research into the possible mechanisms behind SAD. Research Aug 22, 2016 Dawn Simulators vs Bright Lights for SAD Dawn simulators - also called wake-up lights - have a valuable role to play in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) according to the latest research led by medical researcher Dr Konstantin Danilenko. The research is published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.