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 ...

Parents may need to find a different nursery rhyme in light of new research that could enable the three blind mice to see again. A research team at UC Berkeley led by Richard Kramer, professor of ...

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 ...

Optogenetics employs a harmless virus to deliver light-sensitive genes to a particular set of neurons in the brain that can then be switched on and off with pulses of light. In a first, UC researchers ...

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 ...

NEAT1 may contribute to light sensitivity during migraines by disrupting the activity of other molecules in the brain, leading to increased TRPM3 levels and heightened nerve sensitivity. Knowing the ...