Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a technique that naturally increases the presence of a light-sensitive molecule ...

Scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects. In mouse tests, the new therapy completely eradicated ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dickey, an assistant professor at Massachusetts General Hospital, highlighted the study, which specifically ...

When I was growing up in South Dakota, my mother of five, active children, me being the oldest, would suffer terribly from her frequent migraine headaches and bury herself in the dark bedroom, quietly ...

A woman and man lie in bed in the dark reading from digital devices. Source: SHVETS Production / Pexels If you put a blue light filter on your phone in the evenings to wind down before sleep, it might ...

One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis, or programmed cell death, through changes in protein expression. Inducing apoptosis in cancer cells has become a major focus ...

Anxiety and depression are two of the most frequently occurring mental disorders worldwide. Light-activated nerve cells may indicate how they are formed. By coupling nerve cell receptors to ...