Too much light while sleeping can cause depression

7 Healthcast: Too much light while sleeping can cause depression

Posted: 07/26/12

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Bad news for people who work the overnight shift -- too much light while you sleep can cause depression.

A new study found that female hamsters exposed to dim light at night resulted in signs of depression.

The symptoms disappeared when their schedule returned to eight full hours of total darkness a day.

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