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Netflix adding 94 titles in November
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Will Smith and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - photo by Faith Heaton Jolley
Faith Heaton Jolley
KSL.com
Published: Nov 3, 2017, 11:11 AM
THE TV ROOM Well, we are two days into November now and while you may be dreading the weather getting colder or having to get quizzed about your life decisions by your in-laws at Thanksgiving, there are some things to look forward to this month.

Among those exciting things is a plethora of added entertainment to Netflix. The streaming service added 94 titles this month, according to The Verge. And while you may be too busy binging season two of Stranger Things, there are some good new offerings to take note of like The Pursuit of Happyness (but keep the tissues handy) and 32 new Netflix original TV shows and movies that are making their debut.

Here is the full list of all 94 titles new to Netflix this month:

Nov. 1

42

Casper

Chappie

Charlotte's Web

Field of Dreams

Men in Black

Michael Clayton

Oculus

Scary Movie

Silent Hill

Stranger, season 1

The Bittersweet

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Reader

The Whole Nine Yards

To Rome with Love

Under Arrest, season 17

Undercover Grandpa

Where the Day Takes You

Nov. 2

All About the Money

It's Not Yet Dark

Ten Percent (aka Call My Agent!), season 2

Nov. 3

Alias Grace

Eventual Salvation

The Big Family Cooking Showdown, season 1

Nov. 4

Williams

Nov. 5

The Homesman

The Veil

Nov. 6

The Dinner

Nov. 7

Dizzy & Bop's Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper

Fate/Apocrypha, part 1

Killing Ground

P. King Duckling, season 1

Project Mc: Part 6

The Journey Is the Destination

Nov. 10

Blazing Transfer Students, season 1

Dinotrux Supercharged, season 1

Glitter Force Doki Doki, season 2

Lady Dynamite, season 2

Mea Culpa

The Killer

Nov. 12

Long Time Running

Nov. 13

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

DeRay Davis: How To Act Black

Hickok

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Nov. 15

Lockup: State Prisons, collection 1

Nov. 16

9

Nov. 17

A Christmas Prince

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

Longmire, final season

Luna Petunia, season 3

Marvels The Punisher

Mudbound

Red, White, Black, Blue Odyssey

Santa Claws

Shot in the Dark, season 1

Spirit: Riding Free, season 3

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters, season 1

Nov. 20

Piranha

Nov. 21

Beat Bugs: All Together Now

Brian Regan: Nunchucks and Flamethrowers

Saving Capitalism

The Case for Christ

Nov. 22

Cherry Pop

Godless

The Boss Baby

Tracers

Nov. 23

"Deep

She's Gotta Have It, season 1

Nov. 24

Bushwick

Cuba and the Cameraman

Frontier, season 2

The Many Faces of Ito, season 1

Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park USA, season 1

Nov. 27

Broadchurch, season 3

Darkness Rising

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, season 7, part 2

Nov. 28

Glitch, season 2

Good Morning Call, season 2

The Queen Of Spain

Nov. 29

Guerra De Idolos, season 1

Nov. 30

The Details

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Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
Herb Scribner
Deseret News
Published: Aug 13, 2018, 1:39 PM
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.