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Red Light Therapy News & Research
May 27, 2022
West Virginia University Research Study
Summary:
The West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is currently recruiting for a research study! This is an 8-week study designed to measure the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM; infrared light therapy) on sleep and related measures of health and performance.
Jan 27, 20223
University of Buffalo
Summary:
“Light therapy may accelerate the healing of skin damage from radiation therapy by up to 50%, according to a recent University at Buffalo-led study."
Nov 24, 2021
University College of Londony
Summary:
“Just three minutes of exposure to deep red light once a week, when delivered in the morning, can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a pioneering new study.”
June 29, 2020
University College of London
Summary:
“Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new study, the first of its kind in humans.”
July 09, 2019
University of Buffalo
Summary:
“A worldwide coalition of researchers and clinicians has agreed that light therapy is among the most effective interventions for the prevention of oral mucositis, painful ulcers in the mouth resulting from cancer therapy.”
Sept, 18, 2016
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
Summary:
“Exposure to bright light increases testosterone levels and leads to greater sexual satisfaction in men with low sexual desire. These are the results of a pilot randomized placebo-controlled trial.”
March 18, 2011
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
Summary:
"While dermatologists have used lasers successfully for years to treat common skin conditions such as acne, rosacea and aging skin, it now appears that even non-laser lights may provide some of the same benefits. In fact, lights of different colors are being used in several in-office and at-home therapies that offer consumers an alternative to more expensive laser treatments, but all may not be equally effective.”