An animal-model study published in the journal ‘Frontiers in Aging’ reveals that too much exposure to blue light from gadgets from everyday devices, such as TVs, laptops, and phones, may fasten the aging process.
Excessive usage of devices may have damaging effects on a wide range of cells in the human body, from skin and fat cells to sensory neurons. As per reports, the blue light from gadgets suppresses the production of melatonin, the hormone responsible for inducing sleep.
Jadwiga Giebultowicz, co-author of the study from Oregon State University in the US says, “We are the first to show that the levels of specific metabolites - chemicals that are essential for cells to function correctly - are altered in fruit flies exposed to blue light.”
The research revealed that fruit flies that were exposed to light ‘turn on’ their stress-protective genes opposite to those kept in constant darkness for a longer period of time. Researchers examined the cells of fly heads and saw that the number of metabolites in the two sets varied significantly after exposure to blue light.
The research implied that flies had a difference in the functioning of metabolites, a substance that is used by the body to break down tissues. More exposure to blue light might trigger the stress hormone in humans too.
This triggers the functioning of the cells, making them age faster and look older. So, reducing the use of gadgets will help in sleeping earlier to reduce digital strain.
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