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Photopharmacology – Switching Drugs “On” and “Off” With Light
Light and medicine have a long and intertwined past. Most civilizations throughout history appear to have understood that there was a connection between sunlight and good health. The ancient Egyptians worshipped the sun, with Ra the sun god often described as the “king of all gods”. Both the ancient Romans and Greeks used sunbaths …
Can UV-C lighting help kill the coronavirus? TVA aids businesses installing virus-killing light technology
As schools prepare to resume classes this fall and more of the economy reopens even as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, America’s biggest public utility is backing a decades-old technology that could zap the virus pathogens out of the air in public places to help limit the spread of the infection. The Tennessee Valley Authority is …
Making the Most of Near Field Light
There are many types of light — some visible and some invisible to the human eye. For example, our eyes and brain don’t have the tools to process ultraviolet light when it hits our eyes, making it invisible. But there is another type of light that is invisible simply because it never reaches our …
UV light technology gets business boom as COVID-19 killer
Next month, in a meeting through the Indiana Sheriff’s Association, several counties will get a firsthand look at UV-C disinfection machines. JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Technology that’s been used to kill germs for 100 years, is getting a lot of renewed interest right now by restaurants, gyms doctors offices and jails. Ultraviolet light is known …
Scientists shed light on how the blackest fish in the sea ‘disappear’
Image copyright Karen Osborn/Smithsonian Image caption The ultra-black Pacific black dragon is a very difficult animal to photograph An ocean mystery – how the blackest fish in the deep sea are so extremely black – has been solved in a study that began with a very bad photograph. “I couldn’t get a good shot – …
KHC Using UV Light Technology to Fight COVID-19 Spread | KNIA KRLS Radio
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals around the country are using up-to-date technology to help keep their facilities virus-free and safe for their patients and residents. At Knoxville Hospital & Clinics (KHC), that extra layer of protection comes in the form of UV lights. The use of UV lights began back in March through a partnership …
The Health 202: Trump makes light of coronavirus testing as HHS struggles to spend funds for it
with Paulina Firozi It’s an understatement to say coronavirus testing has been a struggle for President Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services. The agency wasted precious time in February and March when it should have been ramping up testing. Its earliest testing kits failed because of likely contamination. And now it’s not getting funding …
How States Can Shine a Brighter Light on Health-Care Prices
When times are difficult and money is tight, as they are now for tens of millions of Americans, most of us return to basic budgeting principles, cutting unnecessary costs and choosing the most economical options. We know from the bills we pay what goods and services we buy and how much we spend on them, …
Coronavirus crisis shines new light on microbe-blasting UV technology
Tokyo — New lighting technology being pioneered in the U.S. and Japan may help to make riding the subway, going to school or moving through other public spaces as safe as a walk around the living room, despite the threat of coronaviruses and other pathogens. The idea is to suffuse indoor areas with continuous, low doses …
Oregon winery deploys ultraviolet light technology in coronavirus battle
Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner is bringing cutting-edge ultraviolet light technology to bear on a problem faced by many Oregon wineries: how to reopen their doors while protecting employees and customers against coronavirus. Willamette Valley Vineyards has been closed to the public for 66 days to comply with Gov. Kate Brown’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” …
