News tagged with light therapy
Light therapy promising for treating major depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- A small clinical trial in The Netherlands suggests bright light therapy may be a useful treatment for the symptoms of major depression in older adults.
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Jan 07, 2011 |
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'Nanobubbles' plus chemotherapy equals single-cell cancer targeting
Using light-harvesting nanoparticles to convert laser energy into "plasmonic nanobubbles," researchers at Rice University, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Nanoparticles plus adult stem cells demolish plaque
A technique that combines nanotechnology with adult stem cells appears to destroy atherosclerotic plaque and rejuvenate the arteries, according to a study reported at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Researchers find way to prevent blindness in research model for retinitis pigmentosa
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a radical new type of gene therapy to prevent blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa, giving hope to the estimated 100,000 Americans ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer
In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer cells without ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer
Plasmonic nanoparticles are extremely sensitive to light, and even the tiniest amount can cause these particles to heat up. Scientists are now trying to use plasmonic nanoparticles in cancer therapy whereby ...
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Dec 23, 2011 |
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UCL researching light therapy as a potential treatment for epilepsy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new clinical trial at UCL (University College London) is investigating whether light therapy could benefit people with epilepsy who continue to have seizures after trying several types of medication.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Bright light therapy improves sleep disturbances in soldiers with combat PTSD
Bright light therapy has significant effects on sleep disturbances associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, ...
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Jun 07, 2010 |
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Can light therapy improve your sexual functioning? New promising data
Although we are still far from knowing exactly where and how the pineal suppressive role is exerted, the fact that the gland exerts an inhibitory function on the reproductive axis is widely accepted. In fact, the pineal seems ...
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