NEW YORK: Various research findings in the past had underscored that spending too much time on gadgets like phones, and laptop may impact your eyesight or mental health. However, a new study suggests that it may also affect your aging process.
The animal-model study, which was written up in the journal "Frontiers in Aging," suggested that too much blue light from electronics, such as computers and smartphones, may quicken ageing.
According to Jadwiga Giebultowicz, a co-author of the study from Oregon State University in the US, "Excessive exposure to blue light from everyday devices, such as TVs, laptops, and phones, may have detrimental effects on a wide range of cells in our body, from skin and fat cells to sensory neurons." He said, "We are the first to demonstrate that the levels of certain metabolites -- substances required for cells to operate properly -- are altered in fruit flies exposed to blue light.
Earlier studies had demonstrated that fruit flies housed in complete darkness outlived those exposed to light, which 'activates' the genes that defend against stress.
The scientists compared the amounts of metabolites in flies exposed to blue light for two weeks to those kept in full darkness in order to comprehend why high-energy blue light accelerates ageing in fruit flies.
The quantities of metabolites the researchers examined in the cells of fly heads varied significantly after exposure to blue light. They discovered that glutamate levels were decreased but succinate levels were elevated, in particular.
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