Daytime light exposure dynamically enhances brain responses
Exposure to light is known to enhance both alertness and performance in humans, but little is understood regarding the neurological basis for these effects

Reflection makes Skin Cancer Diagnosis easier
A new way of detecting skin cancers using light reflected from pigmented skin lesions is described

Lighting up the human brain at night
Most people are aware that light affects human behaviour and can be used to treat disorders such as Seasonal Affective Disorder

Bright light therapy eases bipolar depression for some
Bright light therapy can ease bipolar depression in some patients

Scientists using laser light to detect potential diseases via breath samples, says new study
By blasting a person's breath with laser light, scientists have shown that they can detect molecules that may be markers for diseases like asthma or cancer.

Laser light may be able to detect diseases on the breath
New technique could help doctors screen for asthma and cancer

Research could lead to new treatments for blindness
Scientists have discovered how to make cells sensitive to light in what may lead to a new approach to treating certain forms of blindness.

Efficacy of low level laser therapy on neurosensory recovery after injury to the inferior alveolar nerve
This paper reports the effects of low level laser therapy in 4 patients with longstanding sensory nerve impairment following mandibular third molar surgery.

Photodynamic therapy and tumor imaging of hypericin-treated squamous cell carcinoma
In this preclinical study, hypericin was tested for 514–593 nm dye laser PDT of human SCC cells in vitro and for KTP532 surgical laser targeting of SCC tumors in mice.

Photochemistry and photobiology of actinic erythema: defensive and reparative cutaneous mechanisms
A review of the basic aspects of the action of UVR on the skin

Exposure to sunlight could reduce asthma
Perth medical research team sheds new light on chronic health condition

Firefly Light Helps Destroy Cancer Cells
Could the gentle firefly turn out to be a potent weapon against cancer?

Light activated anticancer drug targeted to DNA using cisplatin like sub-units
One of the most effective chemotherapy drugs against cancer is cisplatin because it attaches to cancer DNA and disrupts repair.

Reflection makes Skin Cancer Diagnosis easier
Scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust studied the spectra of light reflected from skin lesions.

Lighting up the human brain at night
Most people are aware that light affects human behaviour and can be used to treat disorders such as Seasonal Affective Disorder

Researchers link melanopsin gene to unexplored light detection system within the eye
Discovery could explain why light keeps us awake and may lead to new treatments for disorders such as jet-lag and SAD.

Optical technique provides improved 'virtual biopsies' of internal surfaces
A new optical imaging technique, developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital can provide three-dimensional microscopic views of the inner surfaces of blood vessels and gastrointestinal organs.