Drinking milk helps your bones grow big and strong, but what if direct exposure to light could help, too? Now, researchers from Japan report that lighting up bone tissue could help treat bone disease.
Mar 21, 2024
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Sleep is as essential to our health as food and water. It is important to a number of brain functions, including how nerve cells communicate with each other. We sleep for a third of our lives and there are many restorative ...
Mar 14, 2024
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For years, scientists have expressed concern about potential adverse health effects of excessive exposure to short wavelength light (SWL), which includes the "blue light" from smartphones, laptops, and tablets. However, the ...
Mar 4, 2024
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In a new study appearing in the Journal of Biophotonics, researchers have found that 670 nanometers (nm) of red light stimulated energy production within mitochondria, leading to increased consumption of glucose. In particular, ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Have you ever wondered how penile erection works but never dared to ask? Well, imagine a dry sponge in a condom. Now pour water on the sponge (that's the blood flowing in). There you have it.
Feb 9, 2024
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Screens are everywhere—on desks, in laps, on the wall—and eye strain is a temporary but uncomfortable condition that comes with overuse.
Dec 22, 2023
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Sunburn is a sign that skin has experienced significant levels of damage. Ultraviolet light can change a person's DNA structure, which can lead to cancer. At the same time, choosing from the multitude of modern sunscreens ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Blue light from LED lamps and consumer electronics can mess with your sleep because it disrupts production of the natural sleep hormone melatonin. Tinted glasses or displays in night mode can mask, but don't remove, a portion ...
Dec 14, 2023
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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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What is glare? Simply put, glare is visual discomfort often leading to annoyance, fatigue or even headaches. Perception of glare varies from person to person, and one set of lighting conditions may be comfortable for one ...
Nov 14, 2023
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