{"id":32366,"date":"2021-05-05T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=32366"},"modified":"2021-05-06T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:30:14","slug":"night-shift-sleep-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/05\/night-shift-sleep-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Shift Sleep Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Now found on most smartphones in some form, Night Shift is based on studies that have demonstrated that blue light can negatively impact sleep by altering the body’s circadian rhythm. However, the results of a new study from BYU published in Sleep Health<\/a><\/em> have undermined that premise.<\/p>\n

To test the theory, BYU psychology professor Chad Jensen and researchers from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center compared the sleep outcomes of individuals in three categories: those who used their phone at night with the Night Shift function turned on, those who used their phone at night without Night Shift, and those who did not use a smartphone before bed at all.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

My theory all along<\/a> has been that Night Shift just makes your screen look hideously mis-colored.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Sleep benefits or not, I do find it more comfortable. Perhaps BYU’s results differ from previous studies because Night Shift shifts the colors much less than f.lux or blue light glasses.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n