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Local athletes to be subjects of new, international study

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SHEPHERDSTOWN — Athletes from Shepherd University will soon be some of the subjects of a new study being conducted by photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy researchers.

According to Ann Liebert, who is the coordinator of photomolecular research at Sydney Adventist Hospital in Australia, the research will focus on whether or not PBM therapy heals concussions.

 

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LumiThera Receives FDA Authorization for Valeda Treatment for Dry AMD

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The U.S. FDA has granted LumiThera authorization to market its Valeda Light Delivery System, the first FDA-authorized device designed to treat vision loss in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This significant approval, obtained through the De Novo authorization pathway, marks a major milestone in noninvasive treatments for dry AMD.

 

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Lighting the Way to a Healthier America

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The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is now national policy with Trump establishing the MAHA Commission and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

Americans are universally concerned about their health, but well-financed and entrenched interests are thwarting MAHA. Big Pharma spends $400 million a year on lobbying and contributes $90 million each election cycle. Big food spends $130 million a year on lobbying and contributes $42.5 million each election cycle.

Funding and lobbying by Big Pharma and Big Food support the Medical Establishment’s unwillingness to embrace new medical approaches. This inertia plagues American healthcare.

 

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Photobiomodulation Clinic at Mass General Offers a Promising New Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Transcranial photobiomodulation (PBM) is emerging as an innovative approach to treat various neuropsychiatric conditions, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The Brain Photobiomodulation Clinic at Mass General Hospital, under the direction of Paolo Cassano, MD, PhD, offers this cutting-edge treatment for patients with treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric disorders.

 

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Military Explores Light Therapy for Brain Injuries

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is taking steps to explore how noninvasive, nondrug light therapy can help military members and veterans recover from traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

 

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Red Light Therapy: Benefits For Athletic Performance, Recovery, And Pain Relief

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You’ve seen the celebrities and influencers donning futuristic LED face masks to improve signs of aging and acne. The technology behind it—red light therapy(RLT), which is a form of photobiomodulation, as scientists say—has potential perks that are more than skin-deep.

Elite athletes, for example, hop into specialized red light beds to speed up recovery time. Doctors use it as an adjunct treatment for patients with chronic and acute pain and are hopeful it may help curb the amount of opioids they prescribe post-op.

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Photobiomodulation And The Aging Brain – How Can Near Infrared Light Impact Neurodegenerative Diseases?

Here’s the good news: we’re living longer. The WHO reports that global life expectancy “increased by more than six years between 2000 and 2019.” Of the many reasons that this number is going up, advances in medicine top the list
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Gadget that shines bright red LEDs to mend cancer scars now being used to treat debilitating scarring and swelling in the mouth caused by radiotherapy

A ‘Lollipop’ gadget that emits red light is being used to treat debilitating scarring and swelling in the mouth caused by radiotherapy cancer treatment.

The device’s light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can repair damaged tissue, calm the body’s response to injury and reduce inflammation – and patients simply need to pop it in their mouth for a few minutes to feel the benefits.

 

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Kim Kardashian boasts about office tanning bed, $78K red light therapy device and 3D scan of her brain in over-the-top tour… as she jumps on viral trend

Kim Kardashian officially joined in on the viral ‘of course’ trend and uploaded a video to her Instagram stories on Wednesday while giving an over-the-top tour of her SKKN office.

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India’s doctors do the whole world proud

It was during the beginning of the 1990s that the image of India began to change in the US and in the other English-speaking countries of the world. And no, it was not because of the fact that companies involved in Information Technology had just begun the trek to being world beaters, and as a consequence, Bangalore in particular was becoming known across continents. It was because of the fact that during that period, doctors of Indian origin began to be a familiar sight to citizens of the countries especially within the Anglosphere, but elsewhere as well.

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