A new therapy is showing promise for the treatment of mental illness and neurodegenerative disorders. This treatment, which consists of a blue dye and red light, may improve disorders ranging from ...

You probably know that bright lights and the blue glow of electronics at night can hinder your sleep. Well, it turns out that red light may also affect your sleep, but in a potentially helpful way. In ...

Get this: When I woke up this morning, I actually wanted to get out of bed. Instead of cocooning myself in blankets and sleepily scrolling social media for an hour, I sprang up like all the peppy ...

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Red light therapy has been found to be helpful for skin health, wound healing, hair growth among people with alopecia and pain management. Some have claimed it’s also useful for sleep, but research ...

While red and blue are the most common LED lights for skin, there are other options out there. Some devices even offer a mode that mixes blue and red, which will target fine lines and acne. However, ...

Red light therapy (RLT) involves exposing the body to low-wavelength red or near-infrared light (IRL). Red and near-IRL differ slightly in terms of wavelength and visibility. Red light is visible to ...