The bright lights of the big city might seem exciting, but they could also raise a person’s risk of stroke, a new study suggests.
People with the highest levels of exposure to outdoor light at night have a 43% increased risk of diseases affecting the blood vessels of the brain, results show.
Based on these results, “we advise people, especially those living in urban areas, to consider reducing that exposure to protect themselves from its potential harmful impact,” researcher Jian-Bing Wang with the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China, said in a news release. For the study, Wang and colleagues analyzed data on more than 28,300 adults living in China, assessing their exposure to outdoor nighttime light using satellite images that mapped light pollution.
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