Sleeping like a Martian baby
From Times wire reports
An experiment aimed at finding ways to help astronauts adapt to life on Mars could end up benefiting insomniacs on Earth.
In it, researchers found that two 45-minute exposures to bright light in the evening could help people adjust to a longer, Martian-style day.
“The results have powerful implications for the treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, including shift work disorder and advanced sleep phase disorder,” said Dr. Charles Czeisler, chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard medical school in Boston.
The study was published in Tuesday’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
