CET’s Journal Watch

CET’s JOURNAL WATCH

Ten recent publications to catch your interest, selected by:
CET’s Advisory Board.

BioClock—optimizing Bright Light Therapy for adults with depression: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized clinical trial on treatment strategies, response predictors, and chronobiological and neurobiological mechanisms.
Visser E, Rus-Oswald OG, van der Does AJW, Gordijn MCM, Marcelis MC, de Kort YAW, Oomen PP, Schlangen LJM, Seetsen T, Simons CJP, Antypa N.
Trials. 2025;26:411. doi:10.1186/s13063-025-08984-7.
Patient attitudes about light therapy and negative ion therapy for nonseasonal depression: An online survey study.
Hellerstein OS, Lahouaoula I, Li VW, Scott A, Do A, Michalak EE, Murphy JK, Huang S, Evans VK, Lam RW.
Cureus. 2025;17(12):e98278. doi:10.7759/cureus.98278.
Bright light exposure suppresses feeding and weight gain via a visual circuit linked to the lateral hypothalamus.
Li W, Huang X, Xu X, Lv Q, Wu J, Hu Z, et al.
Nat Neurosci. Published December 12, 2025. doi:10.1038/s41593-025-02156-1. (2023).
Evidence-based public health messaging on the non-visual effects of ocular light exposure: A modified Delphi expert consensus.
Spitschan, M., Kervezee, L., Stefani, O., Gordijn, M., Veitch, J. A., Lok, R., & Ladenburg Light and Health Consortium. (2023).
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 19(9), 567–584. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-023-00886-3
Interaction of daytime and nighttime light exposure on objective sleep quality in patients with bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional analysis of the APPLE cohort.
Esaki, Y., Obayashi, K., Saeki, K., Fujita, K., Iwata, N., Zeitzer, J. M., & Kitajima, T. (2023).
Bipolar Disorders, 25(5), 420–429. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13290
Light therapy for bipolar disorders: Clinical recommendations from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Chronobiology and Chronotherapy Task Force..
Geoffroy, P. A., Palagini, L., Henriksen, T. E. G., Bourgin, P., Garbazza, C., Gronfier, C., Esaki, Y., Fernandez, D. C., Lam, R. W., Lee, H.-J., Lejoyeux, M., Maruani, J., Martiny, K., Murray, G., Riemersma-Van Der Lek, R. F., Ritter, P., Schulte, P. F. J., Smith, D. J., Terman, M., Zeitzer, J. M., Sit, D. K., & ISBD Chronobiology and Chronotherapy Task Force. (2023).
Bipolar Disorders, 25(5), 410–419. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13284
Natural light control to improve awakening quality.
Wang, X., Gu, Y., Yuan, J., & Matsushita, D. (2025).
Building and Environment, 112733.
Bright light therapy in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study on visual pathway improvements.
Xie, W.-Y., Lou, H., Liu, J.-Y., Yin, J.-Y., Zhang, T.-Q., Mao, C.-J., Wang, F., Liu, C.-F., & Shen, Y. (2025, May 12).
BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), 476.
Light at night negatively affects mood in diurnal primate-like tree shrews via a visual pathway related to the perihabenular nucleus.
Miao, Y., Zhao, H., Li, Y.-F., Sun, Y.-P., Bi, R., Li, H., Fang, X., Li, Z.-S., Ma, Y.-H., Lv, L.-B., An, K., Meng, J.-J., Yao, Y.-G., & Xue, T. (2025).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(23), e2411280122.
Red light instruments for myopia exceed safety limits.
Ostrin, L. A., & Schill, A. W. (2024)
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 65(3), 116303.