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January 25, 2008 on 9:00 am | In Research | No Comments
Infrared light may reverse dementia and memory loss
That was the big claim British researchers made last month in what appears to be a global PR / news story that was covered substantially by the popular press.The news / PR reports claim that regular exposure to low-level infra-red light can improve learning performance and trigger regeneration of the cognitive function of the brain.
Our attempts to find the related published research produced by this group led us to just one paper showing that IR light improves “acquisition of working memory spatial navigation” in CD1 mice. The headlines that have been generated are quite bold given the limited published material but we cautious welcome this news.
Human testing is due to start summer 2008 they say. Read More here>>
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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
January 5, 2008 on 9:00 am | In Research | No Comments
Low-level laser therapy for zymosan-induced arthritis in rats: Importance of illumination time
Lasers Surg Med. 2007 Jul;39(6):543-50
Castano AP et al
This fluence rate study demonstrates good results from surprisingly low radiances with best results found at 5mW/cm2 in this animal model .
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