
Andrew J K Phillips
@circadianumbers
Circadian rhythms and sleep scientist at Flinders University. Mathematical modeling and analysis is my jam. Sleep regularity enthusiast. All views are my own.
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https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/andrew-phillips 05-05-2019 01:27:08
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Our latest study! Published in Nature Mental Health today, we show that bright days and dark nights are of fundamental importance for mental health. Individual light exposure data from >85,000 people…14 million hours of light data. Epic! Led by Angus Burns with

Just in time for World Mental Health Day! I'm proud to share the last paper from my Ph.D. out today in Nature Mental Health -- the largest analysis to date analysis of free-living light exposure patterns and mental health. Read here: rdcu.be/dn7VQ nature.com/articles/s4422…


🌻Our November issue is live! 🌻 We bring a diverse collection of articles exploring the different external factors that may affect #mentalhealth such as #light exposure, #gutmicrobiome , #urbanicity & many more! 🌇🌃 Cover art by Marina Corral Spence 👇 nature.com/natmentalhealt…




Thanks to Jesse Cook and the SRS podcast team for having us on to discuss sleep regularity, it was lots of fun!



Analysing 13M hours of light data and 670K person-years follow-up, this study shows higher #Type2Diabetes risk in people exposed to brighter night light and disruptive light patterns affecting circadian rhythms. Andrew J K Phillips Sean W Cain Angus Burns tinyurl.com/4sa7xpr5

