Yaron Dagan

Professor Yaron Dagan is a prominent sleep medicine expert and the head of the Sleep Unit at Assuta Medical Center in Israel. He is known for his research on the impacts of light exposure on health, particularly regarding sleep and cardiovascular diseases. In a recent large-scale British study, he was cited for emphasizing the significant link between nighttime light exposure and increased risks of heart diseases. Dagan advocates for understanding the biological rhythms of humans, which are disrupted by artificial lighting, and he highlights the health implications of modern lifestyles that expose individuals to light during nighttime hours.