Health
Do you need more vitamin D in the winter?
Vitamin D is a nutrient your body needs to keep your bones healthy and strong. It also has properties that support your immune system and neuromuscular health.
Dec 6, 2023
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News tagged with light
Psychology & Psychiatry
Light therapy may improve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
Light therapy leads to significant improvements in sleep and psycho-behavioral symptoms for patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE by Qinghui Meng of Weifang Medical University, ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Short sleep duration linked to all-cause mortality in apnea patients
For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those sleeping less than seven hours have increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 5, 2023
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Health
France moves to ban 'sneaky' disposable e-cigarettes
French parliament has backed a proposal to ban single-use electronic cigarettes, considered to be gateways to tobacco addiction for teenagers and harmful to the environment.
Dec 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eye scans can provide crucial insights into kidney health, study finds
3D eye scans can reveal vital clues about kidney health that could help to track the progression of disease, research suggests. The advance could revolutionize the monitoring of kidney disease, which often progresses without ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Health
Q&A: Why 'Jack Frost' may spoil winter plans for some with autoimmune diseases
Most Coloradans look at winter as a time of excitement when the high country turns into our own winter wonderland with the opportunity to create lifelong memories. But for many who live with autoimmune diseases, the colder ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Advancements make laser-based imaging simpler and three-dimensional
There are times when scientific progress comes in the form of discovering something completely new. Other times, progress boils down to doing something better, faster, or more easily. New research from the lab of Caltech's ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Neuroscience
Examining light contrast sensitivity of human retinal pathways in myopia
Across the entire animal kingdom, visual images are processed by two major neuronal pathways that extract light and dark stimuli from visual scenes—ON (light on) and OFF (light off) pathways.
Nov 28, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Team develops contact lenses that respond to UV and temperature changes
The global rise in ocular diseases, largely due to insufficient ophthalmic diagnostics and monitoring, has emphasized the need for better treatment methods. Pioneering developments in therapeutic and diagnostic contact lenses ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New hope for fighting malaria: Decoding human antibodies
Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) recently decoded how human antibodies protect us from the malaria parasite, which kills more than 600,000 people worldwide annually. The CMCF facility at the Canadian ...
Nov 27, 2023
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