We wished to compare the efficacy of light-emitting diode (LED) phototherapy with special blue fluorescent (BB) tube phototherapy in the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. We randomly assigned ...

Phototherapy is primarily used to treat skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema. Over the course of many sessions, you’re exposed to safe, artificial UV light. Phototherapy is a treatment that ...

Stockphoto of a newborn girl undergoing phototherapy treatment for hyperbilirubinemia, a very common newborn condition. Researchers compared 4 phototherapy methods and evaluated phototherapy duration ...

Light therapy is one of the oldest modalities used to treat a variety of health conditions. The use of coherent light sources (like lasers) and non-coherent light sources (like light emitting diodes ...

Just as plants use sunlight to create energy, phototherapy (light therapy), which treats diseases by exposing the human body to light, is gaining new prominence. Since Danish physician Niels Ryberg ...

LEDs or light emitting diodes are semiconductor devices that release light, of different wavelengths, when an electric current passes through. LED phototherapy is a non-invasive and non-thermal ...

WESTFIELD - High School Science and Engineering Fair organizers have announced the students and their projects that qualified to enter the Region I Science Fair on March 10 at Western New England ...

All-over dosimetry: The neonate body shape is covered with 192 photodiodes that measure dose contributions over the entire surface. (Courtesy: Douglas Clarkson) Neonatal jaundice is a common condition ...

The World Health Organization estimated in 2015 that 4/5th of preterm infants developed jaundice. Preterm birth rates can be as high as 7% in developed countries and are even higher in developing ones ...