Research Papers

Acne and light therapy research

Lumie Clear was designed by Lumie with a team of medical and dermatological experts including Dr Chu and is based on published research. A number of trials on the use of phototherapy have found tha...

November 20 2014

Light therapy for depression in pregnancy

Around 5-10% of women suffer depression during pregnancy (antepartum) and postnatal (postpartum) depression affects a further 10-15%. Both have been the subject of light therapy studies to alleviat...

March 24 2014

Sleep research

Research shows how light therapy - particularly bright light - can be used to phase advance (shift earlier) or phase delay (postpone) the time of sleep and waking. This makes it useful for all sort...

August 17 2012

Research related to women's health

An open trial of morning light therapy for treatment of antepartum depression Am J Psychiatry. 2002 Apr;159(4):666-9 After 3 weeks of treatment (using a 10,000 lux bright light for 60 minutes a d...

August 17 2012

Research into eating disorders

Seasonal variations in eating disorder subtypes in Japan Int J Eat Disord. 2003 Jan;33(1):71-7 The seasonality of Bulimia Nervosa in Kyoto is the highest among eating disorder subtypes, although lo...

August 17 2012

Studies with Alzheimer's patients

The common thread in many research papers is that the organic progress of Alzheimer's disease results in damage to a part of the brain - the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - that controls circadian ...

August 17 2012

Seasonal affective disorder research

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 ...

August 09 2012

Dawn simulation research

This is just some of the research into dawn simulation and its beneficial effects on sleep, waking, mood and energy. Effects of dawn simulation on markers of sleep inertia and post-waking performa...

July 04 2012

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