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Light-Activated Biomimetic Gel Offers Potential for Corneal Repair
OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug.3, 2023 — Tens of millions of people around the world suffer from corneal diseases, with only a small fraction eligible for corneal transplantation. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Ottawa showed that biomimetic materials activated with low-energy blue light can reshape and thicken damaged corneal tissue to promote healing and recovery. The research results could provide a safe way to treat corneal thinning, as well as a practical alternative to corneal transplantation. Further,
Near-Infrared Wavelength Specificity Yields Phototherapy Insights
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 19, 2023 — Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is an emerging form of light therapy that uses LEDs or low-intensity lasers that emit near-infrared (NIR) light to stimulate the brain. Although tPBM is in the early stages of development, it shows promise as a...
Photodynamic Therapy Can Help Treat Respiratory Infections
SÃO PAULO, Aug. 11, 2020 — Photodynamic therapy can help combat secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, according to researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF), which is supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation. The researchers advocate...
Red Light Optically Improves Mitochondrial Function in Aging Eyes
LONDON, July 8, 2020 — Declining eyesight in humans was shown to improve when subjects looked at a deep red 670-nm light beam for three minutes a day for two weeks, according to a study led by researchers at University College London. The approach, which improves...
Using Light to Optically Regulate Cell Fate for Regenerative Medicine
MILAN, Italy, Oct. 3, 2019 — Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have shown proof of principle that optical modulation can be exploited to directly control the fate of a progenitor cell population to facilitate the formation of new blood vessels. The...
Intense Light Therapy Before Surgery Could Help Protect the Heart
AURORA, Colo., Aug. 27, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that intense light amplifies a specific gene — Period 2 (PER2) — that makes the metabolism of mice and humans more oxygen-efficient and could offer protection...
Scientists to Test Light Therapy as Relief from Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2019 — University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to investigate light therapy as a replacement for prescription opioids in treating oral mucositis, painful ulcers, and swelling in the mouth that result from...
Optogenetics Device Offers Stable Way to Treat Bladder Problems
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 7, 2019 — A tiny, implantable device has been created that can detect overactivity in the bladder and use light from biointegrated LEDs to tamp down the urge to urinate. The device has been demonstrated in laboratory rats and could one day be used to treat...
Use of Light to Stop Itch Could Provide Relief From Skin Diseases
ROME, Jan. 3, 2019 — Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Rome have used light to stop itch — at best an annoyance and at worst an uncomfortable chronic symptom — in mice. They used NIR light to activate a phototoxic agent that selectively...
Phototherapy Treats Metastatic Disease Using Light-Sensitive Drugs
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30, 2018 — A new study could expand the use of phototherapy for treating metastatic disease. Researchers have demonstrated the treatment of disseminated cancer by delivering photoactivatable drugs within tissues and inside cells in vivo. Light emitted as part...
Bright Light Therapy Improves Sleep in Cancer Patients
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2018 — Researchers investigated the effect of systematic light exposure on sleep in a mixed group of fatigued cancer survivors following primary cancer treatment. Results of the randomized controlled trial suggest that systematic bright light exposure...
NIR Light Upregulates CCO, Stimulates Blood Flow
ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 15, 2016 — Broadband NIRS has potential as a non-invasive, in vivo means to study mechanisms of photobiomodulation and perform treatment evaluations of low-level laser/light therapy (LLLT). In a placebo-controlled study, researchers at the University of Texas...
White-Light Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Survivors
NEW YORK, March 18, 2016 — Light therapy has been found to decrease depressive symptoms and normalize circadian rhythms among cancer survivors. Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Northwestern University in Chicago, the University of Iowa, University of...
LumiThera Wins $500K Grant to Develop PBM Devices for Treatment of Macular Degeneration
SEATTLE, May 28, 2015 — LumiThera Inc. has received a $500,000 matching grant from the Washington State Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) to commercialize devices for noninvasive photobiomodulation treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). "There are no...
American Laser Society Names New President
WAUSAU, Wis., April 17, 2014 — The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery has named Dr. Juanita J. Anders its new president. Under her leadership over the next year, the organization says it plans to increase interaction and cooperation of scientists, innovators and...
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