Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop new platelet-based formulation for combination anticancer therapy
Tumor targeting and intratumoral penetration are longstanding issues for cancer therapeutics.
Mar 26, 2021
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News tagged with light therapy
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mayo Clinic Minute: Lift your mood with light therapy
Added stress of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the cold, dark days of winter, can do a number on a person's mental health and could lead to seasonal affective disorder—a type of depression that's related to ...
Jan 08, 2021
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Health
Montreal offers 'light therapy' in pandemic winter
In the heart of downtown Montreal, residents of a city battered by months of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic can now indulge in a little seasonal "light therapy".
Dec 23, 2020
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Genetics
Scientists use gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice
A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy. The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study shows light therapy is safe and may benefit patients with TBI
Light therapy is safe and has measurable effects in the brain, according to a pioneering study by researchers from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Senior investigators Rajiv Gupta, ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Genetics
Restoring vision by gene therapy
Humans rely dominantly on their eyesight. Losing vision means inability to read, recognize faces or find objects. Macular degeneration is one of the major causes of visual impairment around the globe; close to 200 million ...
Jun 04, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A new method to treat insomnia
Insomnia disorder is the second-most common mental health problem and a major risk factor for depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is the treatment of choice and has successfully been provided through ...
May 29, 2020
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Medical research
Study: Light therapy is effective in treating seasonal affective disorder
An analysis published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics documents the value of light therapy in treating seasonal affective disorder.Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a subtype of recurrent major depressive or bipolar ...
Apr 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Can light therapy help improve mood in people with concussion?
People with mild traumatic brain injury who are exposed to early morning blue light therapy may experience a decrease in depression and other concussion symptoms, according to a preliminary study released today that will ...
Mar 02, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Controlling CAR T cells with light selectively destroys skin tumors in mice
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a control system that could make CAR T-cell therapy safer and more powerful when treating cancer. By programming CAR T cells to switch on when exposed ...
Feb 19, 2020
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