Inflammatory disorders
Light therapy helps burn injuries heal faster by triggering growth protein
Light therapy may accelerate the healing of burns, according to a University at Buffalo-led study.
Aug 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New tumor-selective light treatment could kill breast cancer cells with greater accuracy and improve tumor control
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in Singapore. Treatment is multimodal and often involves surgery to remove the cancer and lymph nodes involved.
Jul 19, 2023
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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
A photonic band aid using the healing power of blue light
A smart dressing that uses blue-light therapy for wound healing and which can also monitor and treat infections has been developed by an EU-funded consortium.
Dec 7, 2018
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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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Other
After 55 years, surgery restores sight
After being hit in the eye by a stone, a detached retina left a man blind in his right eye. Despite surgery to remove a cataract when the man was 23, which temporarily restored light perception, the patient was completely ...
Jun 17, 2011
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Neuroscience
Light therapy increases brain connectivity following injury, study finds
Low-level light therapy appears to affect healing in the brains of people who suffered significant brain injuries, according to a study published in Radiology.
May 28, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why natural depression therapies are better than pills
Winter is upon us. And with it comes the annual worsening of depressive symptoms. Sadly, in the United States, suicide continues to claim more lives than firearms, and suicide rates are increasing in nearly all states. The ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can light therapy help the brain?
Following up on promising results from pilot work, researchers at the VA Boston Healthcare System are testing the effects of light therapy on brain function in veterans with Gulf War Illness.
Apr 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Evidence of link between cancer and light therapy inconclusive but warrants consideration
Two new studies raise enough questions about a possible link between childhood cancer and light therapy for newborn jaundice that clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing the treatment for infants whose jaundice ...
May 23, 2016
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