It’s winter again, and you’ve got your cold-weather gear: the ice scraper for your windshield, a bag of rock salt for the front steps and a whole wardrobe of hats and scarves. But what about the sun ...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is more than the “winter blues.” It’s a real mood disorder linked to reduced light exposure ...

If you’re willing to pay a bit more for an especially sleek light-therapy lamp, we recommend the Northern Light Technologies Boxelite. In addition to its unobtrusive design, it also emits the warmest ...

October 10 is World Mental Health Day, and if you struggle with mental health issues like depression, know that you’re not alone. Roughly 5% of the world’s adult population suffers from depression, ...

Light therapy can boost your mood, but you need the right model. Here's what experts say about picking an effective model. Corin Cesaric Editor Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her ...

If you are feeling blue, the morning sunlight may be your best friend. Clinical studies have shown that exposure to sunlight can increase serotonin, your happy hormones, in the brain. Luckily for us, ...

Winter blues have you wishing for more daylight? Unfortunately, if you’re in the northern latitudes, you still have a few months before the planet helps you there. In the meantime you can get an extra ...

The sun deeply influences your circadian rhythm, and here's exactly how to use it to beat the winter blues. Nasha Addarich Martínez Managing Editor Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our ...

A warm welcome-back to Abigail Strubel, social worker, writer, mental health advocate, and chronotherapy aficionado. Here she delves into some surprising historical precursors of light therapy for ...

Even Hippocrates believed that the changing seasons had something to do with health—and that the key was how much available daylight there was during different times of the year. Many centuries later, ...