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Vancouver General Hospital says a pilot project using light therapy to kill harmful bacteria has reduced post-surgical infections by almost 40 per cent. The hospital reported Wednesday on the 12-month experiment using a process called nasal photodisinfection. “They have this treatment […]

A device using specialized light emitting diodes, based on NASA technology for plant growth in space, is continuing to show promise as a treatment to aid healing of bone marrow transplant patients. Use of the LED apparatus has advanced to

Two patients with long-term deficits from traumatic brain injury (TBI) have shown substantial improvement in cognitive function with transcranial light therapy, investigators reported. A TBI patient on medical disability returned to work as a technology consultant after four months of

Abstract Ekbom disease (EKD), formerly known as restless legs syndrome (RLS) has affected and bothered many people over the centuries. It is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders in Europe and North-America, affecting about 10% of the population. The

Prospects for recovery of lost vision have brightened with the release of new scientific findings showing that the use of gentle near infra-red light can reverse damage caused by exposure to bright light, up to a month after treatment. The

The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day. Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels which

OBJECTIVE: In adults with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a delayed sleep/ activity rhythm and/or seasonal mood symptoms may contribute significantly to core pathology and disability. This study examined whether a chronobiologically based treatment, i.e., morning bright light therapy (LT), might

Bright light therapy has significant effects on sleep disturbances associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a research abstract presented June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep

Authors: Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH, Mariana Figueiro, PhD, and Lauren Cohen, MA Proper lighting is necessary for vision and to carry out one’s daily activities. This aspect of light-light for vision – is well known by the general public

If you think you might lose your mind soon, consider trading in your tin-foil hat for an infrared beaming helmet that may help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. An experimental helmet which scientists say could reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s