The release of the new paper about the effects of the lunar cycle on human sleep from Prof. Christian Cajochen and his team caused tons of calls and emails from journalists in the last days. Here are some articles:
Also the russian, chinese and thai press seems to be interested. Go to Google-News to see more of the currently 247 english articles.
The clinican’s manual for light and wake therapy has been revised by Prof. em. Anna Wirz-Justice and her colleagues. This second edition has now been released.
You can order a copy here.
Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders.
A Clinician’s Manual for Light and Wake Therapy. Anna Wirz-Justice, Francesco Benedetti and Michael Terman. S.Karger AG, Basel, June 2013
Prof. em. Anna Wirz-Justice received this year’s Australian Society for Medical Research medal. She adressed the National Press Club on the topic of chronobiology (watch).
Ammy Appleby on her achievements:
With more than 20 year of research on seasonal affective disorder and light therapy, her outstanding contributions to the field has allowed Anna to introduce light therapy to Europe. Her collaboration with artists, architects and designers, who are inspired by the complexities of neuroscience, has instigated the incorporation of novel lighting regimens in architecture to improve sleep, mood and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients.
