Too much light at night may be bad for our brains, research out this week suggests.
Unsurprisingly, they also found that more exposure to air pollution was linked to greater stroke risk.
This data allowed them to track the health outcomes of nearly 30,000 people for up to six years.
A nighttime view of New York City’s Times Square in November 2012.Image: elbud (Shutterstock)
About 1,280 people developed cerebrovascular disease during the study period, including more than 900 cases of stroke.
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