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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Red light therapy shows promise for pain relief, inflammation and skin conditions – but other claims might be hyped

A woman lying down, wearing protective glasses and bathed in red light.

Red light therapy is increasingly viewed as a promising treatment ^[1] for wrinkles, acne, psoriasis, scars and sun-damaged skin, and as a supportive therapy for some kinds of cancer. But does red light therapy live up to the hype ^[2] that it’s practically a panacea for all sorts of ailments?

Praveen Arany ^[3] is a professor of oral biology, biomedical engineering and surgery at the University of Buffalo and an expert on the...

Exercise improves brain function, possibly reducing dementia risk

Scientists have shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are activated in the brain after exercise, suggesting that physical activity may directly improve brain function.

Hair loss drug finasteride 'biggest mistake of my life'

Some online sites prescribe a potentially risky hair loss drug without consistent safety checks, BBC finds....

New combination immunotherapy for melanoma and breast cancer

A research team has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of Imiquimod. This combination showed promising results in topically accessible tumors like melanoma and breast cancer models: The therapy led to the death of tumor cells at the treated sites and simultaneously activated the adaptive immune system to fight even distant metastases. The results could improve the treatment of superficial tumors such as melanoma and breast cancer.

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