Skin transplants benefit vitiligo patients
Patients with the skin disease vitiligo may benefit from surgery in which skin cells from unaffected areas of the body are transplanted into damaged areas to restore color, say researchers.
View ArticleFighting the physical consequences of jet lag in elite athletes
Research suggests that having a good understanding of preflight, in-flight, and postflight management options helps clinicians, athletes, and coaches minimize the adverse consequences of travel fatigue...
View ArticleNanoparticles for non-invasive photodynamic therapy of deep cancer
National University of Singapore researchers at the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Bioengineering have discovered a new technology that paves the way for a new safe and non-invasive method of...
View ArticleFDA approves Stiefel’s Sorilux Foam sNDA to treat for scalp psoriasis
Stiefel, a GSK company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Sorilux (calcipotriene) Foam, 0.005%. The sNDA expands the...
View ArticleCombined antimicrobial and light therapy effective for treating foot ulcers
Results from a phase II study show that antimicrobial photodynamic therapy is significantly more effective than placebo for treating patients with chronic leg ulcers.
View ArticleComprehensive overview of vascular risk factors to Alzheimer's disease
Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an...
View ArticleStudy demonstrates memory-enhancing effects of low-level light therapy
It's called the "Silver Tsunami" - the swelling number of baby boomers surpassing age 65. As medical advancements extend their lives, they're expected to live well into their 80s and 90s - outlasting...
View ArticleNuFACE receives FDA clearance for Trinity Facial Toning Device
NuFACE is thrilled to announce the launch the FDA cleared Trinity Wrinkle Remover, a red light attachment for the NuFACE Trinity Facial Toning Device. The removable attachment is engineered with...
View ArticleNorthwestern Medicine expert offers tips to battle seasonal affective disorder
Winter is in full force. With short days and less exposure to sunlight, everyone feels less energetic and more people are vulnerable to depression. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or winter...
View ArticleStudy suggests bright light therapy may improve sleep and brain function post...
A new study suggests that bright light therapy may improve sleep, cognition, emotion and brain function following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).
View ArticleDelaying umbilical cord clamping after birth benefits newborn babies
Delaying clamping of the umbilical cord after birth benefits newborn babies, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors found babies’ blood and iron levels were...
View ArticleStudy on women's preferences, decision-making patterns regarding treatment...
Women with depression in the perinatal period experience a high degree of conflict in deciding whether and how to treat their depression, but strongly prefer treatments other than antidepressant...
View ArticleFDA approves OLYSIO (simeprevir) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection
Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved OLYSIO (simeprevir), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor, for the treatment of...
View ArticleTreating depression fails to reverse cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder
Successful treatment of depression with total sleep deprivation does not improve neuropsychologic deficits in bipolar patients, despite improving clinical symptoms, Italian researchers report.
View Article‘First-line’ role for sleep deprivation in suicidal bipolar patients
Chronotherapy, involving total sleep deprivation and light therapy, brings about a rapid reduction in suicidality among patients with bipolar disorder experiencing a phase of major depression.
View ArticleEnvironmental stresses can help trigger depression in people vulnerable to...
The first Monday after the holidays can be a depressing time for people coping with a post-holiday letdown and a type of depression triggered by short days called seasonal affective disorder.
View ArticleJanssen submits sNDA to FDA for simeprevir in combination with sofosbuvir for...
Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) today announced it has submitted a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for simeprevir, an NS3/4A...
View ArticleNoninvasive laser therapy triggers stem cells to repair enamel of teeth
A Harvard-led team is the first to demonstrate the ability to use low-power light to trigger stem cells inside the body to regenerate tissue, an advance they reported in Science Translational Medicine.
View ArticleResearchers receive $8 million NCI grant to study effects of PDT in patients...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer...
View ArticlePenn receives $8 million grant from NCI to study effects of PDT
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer...
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