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System that uses light stimulation to modulate brain waves
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System that uses light stimulation to modulate brain waves

by Newcastle University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have developed a system which uses light stimulation to modulate brain waves. This opens up new avenues to explore for possible treatment of conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s and migraine. The team engineered a small implant containing LEDs, which was placed inside the brain to deliver light...

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Red Light Activated Cancer Drug Improves Treatment in Mice

OCTOBER 7TH, 2019 SIAVASH PARKHIDEH MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong have developed a new, controllable cancer drug called phorbiplatin that only becomes active and potent after red light stimulation. Their work demonstrates that in the dark the cancer drug does not have substantial toxicity, but the drug is able to...