Writers at ArsTechnica reviewed the upcoming MacOS codename Mojave including the dark mode functionality Apple backed right in to the operating system. It features everything from app integration to dynamic auto-darkening desktop wallpaper. Coming Fall 2018. Check out the ArsTechnica review here. Continue reading Apple macOS Mojave: A visual tour of Dark Mode
Checking your email late at night or when plagued by light sensitivity? We’ve got good news for Outlook.com users. While responding to an online feature request Microsoft confirmed that dark mode functionality is in the works and “you can expect this … Continue reading Outlook.com to receive night mode functionality
The 2018 Migraine World Summit is scheduled to take place April 18-26. The numerous presenters appear to be mostly academics covering the latest in migraine research. Presentations can be viewed online free-of-charge during the course of the conference but advanced … Continue reading Migraine World Summit 2018: Free to Stream
Neuroscience researchers at Michigan State University recently published a study examining how light affects functions of the hippocampus in the brain. To do this they split a group of diurnal Nile grass rats into two groups. The first group were … Continue reading Study finds dim lighting impairs hippocampal brain functions in mice
Ever wonder how those old, heavy, flickery CRT televisions and computer displays work? And, how things have changed? Watch as the SlowMoGuys illustrate how this old and new technology functions by capturing it with special camera equipment. Continue reading High speed cameras illustrate old and new televisions work
In 2011, Japanese researchers studied 28 migraine patients (full text here) living within 10 km of the Utsunomiya Meteorological Observatory in Japan to investigate whether atmospheric pressure may contribute to migraine symptoms. These researchers found that frequency of migraine worsened when atmospheric pressure … Continue reading Japanese researchers find correlation between changes in atmospheric pressure and migraines
After a lengthy delay our website upgrades are mostly complete! The following are some of the improvements you’ll see, and some you might not notice right away: darker appearance less likely to aggravate symptoms; speed has been vastly improved by … Continue reading Website upgrades nearing completion
A brief Q&A session of Howard Hughes, author of “Sensory Exotica: A World beyond Human Experience” was published at TheDartmouth.com. While not directly related to light sensitivity per-se, it’s a worthy read on evolutionary theories. “…the first thing in … Continue reading Sensory Exotica author on color
Rome is presently undertaking a $52m overhaul of street lighting, some of which illuminates the world’s most beautiful architecture. Early reports indicate the City opted for harsher LEDs rather than LEDs that emulate the warm yellow glow of traditional street lighting. … Continue reading Rome loses romantic glow to harsh LED streetlights
Brazilian researchers recently published results of a study involving 196 men and women between the ages of 18 and 65, to find out whether melatonin could an effective migraine treatment. To be eligible to participate in the study patients needed to have experienced … Continue reading Study finds melatonin can be effective for migraine
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