This common sleep habit could be changing the shape of your heart—for the worse

According to new research, light from your phone or the crack under your door could be damaging your health.

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Many people sleep with a night-light their whole lives—though as they grow older, small plug-in light fixtures may be replaced by the glow of laptops or phone screens. While sleeping in a low level of light may be commonplace, doing so comes with its own health hazards, including altering the shape of the human heart.A new study, published this week in the European Heart Journal, links exposure to light while sleeping to cardiac remodeling, or changes to the shape and function of the heart. Specifically, light exposure during sleep led to thickening of the wall of the left........

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