Turning on lights to stop neurodegeneration: the potential of near infrared light therapy in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

DM Johnstone, C Moro, J Stone, AL Benabid… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are the two most common neurodegenerative
disorders. They develop after a progressive death of many neurons in the brain. Although …

The effect of photobiomodulation on the brain during wakefulness and sleep

C Moro, A Valverde, M Dole, J Hoh Kam… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Over the last seventy years or so, many previous studies have shown that
photobiomodulation, the use of red to near infrared light on body tissues, can improve …

Treatment with 670 nm light up regulates cytochrome C oxidase expression and reduces inflammation in an age-related macular degeneration model

R Begum, MB Powner, N Hudson, C Hogg, G Jeffery - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Inflammation is an umbrella feature of ageing. It is present in the aged retina and many
retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In ageing and in AMD …

Oxidative stress induces autophagy in response to multiple noxious stimuli in retinal ganglion cells

W Lin, H Kuang - Autophagy, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are the only afferent neurons that can transmit visual
information to the brain. The death of RGCs occurs in the early stages of glaucoma, diabetic …

Low-cost photodynamic therapy devices for global health settings: Characterization of battery-powered LED performance and smartphone imaging in 3D tumor …

J Hempstead, DP Jones, A Ziouche, GM Cramer… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
A lack of access to effective cancer therapeutics in resource-limited settings is implicated in
global cancer health disparities between developed and developing countries …

Transcranial pulsed magnetic field stimulation facilitates reorganization of abnormal neural circuits and corrects behavioral deficits without disrupting normal …

J Rodger, C Mo, T Wilks, SA Dunlop… - The FASEB …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although the organization of neuronal circuitry is shaped by activity patterns, the capacity to
modify and/or optimize the structure and function of whole projection pathways using …

Amelioration of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in C57BL/6 mice by photobiomodulation induced by 670 nm light

KA Muili, S Gopalakrishnan, SL Meyer, JT Eells… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The approved immunomodulatory agents for the treatment of multiple sclerosis
(MS) are only partially effective. It is thought that the combination of immunomodulatory and …

[HTML][HTML] Ginkgo biloba: an adjuvant therapy for progressive normal and high tension glaucoma

AK Cybulska-Heinrich, M Mozaffarieh… - Molecular …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gingko biloba has been used for hundreds of years to treat various disorders such as
asthma, vertigo, fatigue and, tinnitus or circulatory problems. Two of the main extracts are …

Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential

I Kokkinopoulos, A Colman, C Hogg, J Heckenlively… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The mitochondrial theory of aging argues that oxidative stress, caused by mitochondrial
DNA mutations, is associated with decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production …

Red/near-infrared irradiation therapy for treatment of central nervous system injuries and disorders

M Fitzgerald, S Hodgetts, C Van Den Heuvel… - Reviews in the …, 2013 - degruyter.com
Irradiation in the red/near-infrared spectrum (R/NIR, 630–1000 nm) has been used to treat a
wide range of clinical conditions, including disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) …