Lighting Found to Help Battle Depression

Lighting Found to Help Battle Depression
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Jessie Zhang
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An Australian study has found valuable information on how different lighting conditions can affect our mood, bolstering research and innovation in reducing mental health symptoms.

Led by psychological scientist Elise McGlashan of Monash University’s Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, the team discovered that the presence of light changed our neurobiology in a way that made us feel safer.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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