The American Institute of Light Therapy
The American Institute of Light Therapy gathers world-class collaborative research dedicated to finding cures for human disease, improving quality of life, and thus creating a legacy for its partners, end-users, and photo therapy community at large.
It hosts a search function box relative to modern research on light therapy, genome medicine and e-pub articles.
Brain Mapping Research study
The MHS team has a research study underway exploring the benefits of Red Light therapy with the Spectrabrite unit on children and adults with ADHD, Autism and mild to severe brain trauma conditions. The results will be published in 2015. Currently, the brain mapping indicates increased recovery in the brain and symptoms related to the diagnosed complaints. More information coming.
Research: Laser & Light Therapy
E Pub research for class iv laser therapy
Alzheimer’s Patients
Benefit From Light
Therapy
Exposure to light appears to have therapeutic effects on Alzheimer’s disease patients, a Wayne State University researcher has found.
In a study published recently in the Western Journal of Nursing Research, LuAnn Nowak Etcher, Ph.D., assistant professor of nursing, reported that patients treated with blue-green light were perceived by their caregivers as having improved global functioning.
Caregivers said patients receiving the treatment seemed more awake and alert, were more verbally competent and showed improved recognition, recollection and motor coordination. They also said patients seemed to recapture their personalities and were more engaged with their environment. Patients’ moods also were described as improved.
Although blue-green light recipients comprised the active experimental group, Etcher said she was surprised when some recipients of red light – the placebo group – also were reported as showing improvements, with caregivers saying their patients were calmer and had reduced resistance to care.
References:
Wayne State University – Office of the Vice President for Research
MLA
Wayne State University – Office of the Vice Presid. “Alzheimer’s Patients Benefit From Light Therapy.” Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 13 Jan. 2012. Web.
14 Nov. 2013.
Transcranial
LED-Based Light
Therapy Effective
Self administered treatment for traumatic brain injury effective.
At home, daily application of Light therapy via light emitting diodes (LED’s) placed on the forehead and scalp led to improvements in cognitive function and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a ground breaking study published in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, a peer reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Low-level light therapy using lasers or externally placed LEDs to deliver red and near-infrared (NIR) light energy has been shown in cell-based studies to improve cellular metabolism and to produce beneficial physiological effects. In acute stroke in humans, for example, transcranial NIR light therapy applied less than 24 hours post-stroke was associated with improved outcomes.
References:
Source:
Vicki Cohn
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
MLA
Cohn, Vicki. “Transcranial LED-Based Light Therapy Effective Self-Administered Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury.” Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 19 Mar. 2011. Web.
14 Nov. 2013.
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Morning Rays Keep Off the Pounds
People exposed to earlier sunlight are leaner than those who get afternoon light
April 2, 2014 | by Marla Paul
CHICAGO — A surprising new strategy for managing your weight? Bright morning light.
A new Northwestern Medicine® study reports the timing, intensity and duration of your light exposure during the day is linked to your weight — the first time this has been shown.
People who had most of their daily exposure to even moderately bright light in the morning had a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) than those who had most of their light exposure later in the day, the study found. (BMI is a ratio calculated from a person’s weight and height.)
“The earlier this light exposure occurred during the day, the lower individuals’ body mass index,” said co-lead author Kathryn Reid, research associate professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “The later the hour of moderately bright light exposure, the higher a person’s BMI.”
Light May Be Next Frontier for Weight Loss
“Light is a modifiable factor with the potential to be used in weight management programs,” Reid said. “Just like people are trying to get more sleep to help them lose weight, perhaps manipulating light is another way to lose weight.”
The research was funded by grants R01HL069988 and 1K23HL109110 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, P01 AG11412 from the National Institute on Aging and 5K12 HD055884 from the Office of Research on Women’s Health, all of the National Institutes of Health.
– See more at: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/04/morning-rays-keep-off-the-pounds.html#sthash.jbkyy6xN.dpuf
