When Grant Mansiere noticed that his high school, as well as others in the area, started implementing weekly programming to support students struggling with mental health issues he wanted to know what was going on.

So the Summerland Secondary School student took it upon himself to find out, and the results were on display at the regional science fair at KLO Secondary School this week.

Diving into hundreds of research papers, he mapped out a connection between altered sleep patterns, mobile phone usage and rates of depression.

The gist, he explained, is that the blue light emitted by LED lights commonly used in electronics alters circadian rhythms, putting more pressure on the systems of sleep-starved youth. That, in turn, may lead to a host of depression triggering scenarios.

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While his science fair project highlighted a problem for his generation, it also made it clear he was a whiz at compiling statistics and combing through research. Mostly, however, he said he hoped those who saw his experiment took a minute to think about how their phone usage affects their well being. To help he recommended program 91裸聊视频攆.lux91裸聊视频攖hat inhibits blue light during the night, thereby protecting sound sleep patterns.

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He came up with the idea out of necessity.

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These student projects were just the tip of the iceberg at the science fair, which has been growing steadily with entrants each year, according to Shona Becker, chair of the regional science fair board and a Summerland Secondary school teacher.

There were 67 projects for students in Grade 6 to Grade 11, from school districts 67, 23 and the private schools.

Judging the work were 30 men and women pulled from area universities and colleges.

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There were no potato batteries in the science fair this year, like their were in days of yore. And they won91裸聊视频檛 likely make a comeback.

Students need only go to YouTube to answer any questions they have on scientific experiments. Where they step in is where the Internet stops.

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