We are excited to announce that we will be part of the next Basel Museums Night on 20th January 2023. The iHCDP will share the latest research on light in the day and at night at the Natural History Museum Basel.
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First iHCDP retreat in Basel
We are looking forward to the first iHCDP retreat, which will take place on 5th and 6th December 2022. The event will bring together iHCDP researchers from Munich, Tübingen, and Basel, and will allow the different research topics to be further integrated through a series of workshops.
(more…)Winter blues and depression
In a recent interview, iHCDP director Prof. Dr. Christian Cajochen explains how seasonal depression can occur and what can help those affected.
The German-language article, entitled “Light therapy alleviates depression and low mood in the dark season,” was published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) on Saturday, 27th November 2022.
(more…)Advisory board meeting
On 6th October 2022, the iHCDP scientific advisory board met for the first time in Basel. Thank you to advisory board members Prof. Sara Montagenese, Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Scartezzini, and Prof. Dr. Michael Bach for visiting us at the Centre for Chronobiology and giving valuable feedback on iHCDP activities!
(more…)Eye – window to the brain
What does light mean to someone who can’t see it? How does not perceiving light via the eyes affect the circadian clock and sleep?
We are very excited to share the video of our interview with Ms. Yvonn Séraphine Scherrer, which addresses these questions and more.
(more…)New team members
A healthier life in the right light
We are very pleased that the iHCDP is featured in an article in Uni Basel News! For the article, iHCDP members Dr. Mirjam Münch and Dr. Miriam Ries were interviewed.
(more…)The iHCDP is 1!
Today marks the one year anniversary of the iHCDP launch on 1st September 2021. We’re looking forward to even more research and collaboration next year!
Sadness and schedules
We are very excited to share a new Outlook article published in Nature, “Can resetting the body clock help with depression?”, which explores the link between circadian and mental health.
(more…)SRBR Merit Award
Congratulations to Corrado Garbazza for winning this year’s Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Merit Award for his talk “Bright Light Therapy is Effective and Safe in Treating Perinatal Depression: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial” at the SRBR 2022 Conference in Amelia Island, Florida!
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