Blue-wavelength light therapy for post-traumatic brain injury sleepiness, sleep disturbance, depression, and fatigue: A systematic review and network meta-analysis - Srisurapanont K, Samakarn Y, Kamklong B, Siratrairat P, Bumiputra A, Jaikwang M, Srisurapanont M.
OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to determine the efficacy of blue-wavelength light therapy (BWLT) for post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) sleepiness, sleep disturbance, depression, and fatigue. METHODS: Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
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 changes in seasons. Dr. Craig Sawchuk, a Mayo Clinic psychologist, says one of the most effective [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 7, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Light Therapy Lamps: What's The Difference Between Cheap And Expensive Ones?
Here's how these lamps work for seasonal affective disorder and your mental health, as well as criteria you should check before you buy. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low-Level Light Therapy Safe for TBI in Humans Low-Level Light Therapy Safe for TBI in Humans
The first trial of its kind in humans has concluded that low-level infrared light therapy not only is safe after mild TBI but also positively affects the brain in a measurable manner.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - September 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Study shows light therapy is safe and may benefit patients with TBI
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Light therapy is safe and has measurable effects in the brain, according to a pioneering study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Ultraviolet Light Treats Influenza?
The healing power of ultraviolet light (UV) has flown under the radar for decades. Yet, it’s one of the most powerful detoxifying agents known to man. It kills bacteria and viruses and can be used in a clinical setting.
The therapeutic benefits of light have been known for millennia. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, believed light was essential to balance the body and emotions.
And there is good reason why, during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, medics discovered that severely ill patients had hugely better recovery rates when they were nursed outside and had regular exposure to sunlight.1
You see, UV r...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 21, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr.A.Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
Response to 'Efficacy and safety of bright light therapy for bipolar depression' - Takeshima M, Utsumi T, Aoki Y, Wang Z, Suzuki M, Okajima I, Watanabe N, Watanabe K, Takaesu Y.
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Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Blue-Light Therapy Helps Heal the Brain Blue-Light Therapy Helps Heal the Brain
Early morning exposure to blue wavelength light can help heal the brain and improved sleep following mild traumatic brain injury, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 24, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Light therapy for immune cells helps with side effects of cancer therapy
(University of Freiburg) A frequent side effect of cancer immunotherapies can probably be stopped by light activation of immune cells, as researchers at the Medical Center -- University of Freiburg have shown. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 20, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Light Therapy May Brighten Alzheimer's Disease Outcomes Light Therapy May Brighten Alzheimer's Disease Outcomes
Focused light therapy may improve sleep quality, depression, and agitation in patients with Alzheimer ' s disease, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - December 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Blue-Light Therapy for Acne Vulgaris Blue-Light Therapy for Acne Vulgaris
At-home treatment with blue-light therapy has been approved for treatment of acne, but is it effective?Annals of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
What Are Indications for Dermatological Light Treatment?
Discussion
Spider telangiectasia or spider angiomas have a central red lesion with radiating dilatation of the distal, end vasculature that resemble arachnid appendages. They are common lesions (up to 38% in one study of children, and 60% in pregnant women), often solitary or < 3 lesions, and usually benign. Multiple lesions are characteristic of chronic liver disease. They can disappear over time (especially pregnancy related ones) but may not. The cause of these vascular lesions is unknown. Treatment is often not necessary, but laser treatments, fine needle electrocautery or electrodissection can be used.
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Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 28, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Using light to treat pain, prevent addiction
Five questions with UB light therapy researcher who also serves as president of the World Association for photobiomoduLation Therapy. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 10, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news
Minneapolis light-therapy entrepreneur to appear on Shark Tank this weekend
Circadian Optics, a Minneapolis company that produces light-therapy lamps, will get a chance to shine on national television when Founder and CEO Amber Leong appears on ABC's Shark Tank this Sunday.
Light therapy lamps are used to treat seasonal affective disorder, as well as sleep disorders; both can be caused by a lack of exposure to light. So it makes perfect sense that Minneapolis, known for its brutal, dark winters, would be Circadian Optics' home base.
And, in fact, that's exactly why Circadian… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 3, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carrigan Miller Source Type: news
Teens sleep 43 mins more with therapy to reset body clocks and urges earlier bedtimes
A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine found that teens that underwent light therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy went to bed 50 minutes earlier than their peers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
