Liu, Qi He, Zichen Naganuma, Takeshi Nakai, Ryosuke Rodríguez, Luz María Carreño, Rafael Urbani, Franco
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Microorganisms
The diversity of microorganisms associated with speleological sources has mainly been studied in limestone caves, while studies in silicate caves are still under development. Here, we profiled the microbial diversity of opal speleothems from a silicate cave in Guiana Highlands. Bulk DNAs were extracted from three speleothems of two types, i.e., one...
Bollati, Elena Lyndby, Niclas H D'Angelo, Cecilia Kühl, Michael Wiedenmann, Jörg Wangpraseurt, Daniel
Pigments homologous to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been proposed to fine-tune the internal light microclimate of corals, facilitating photoacclimation of photosynthetic coral symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae) to life in different reef habitats and environmental conditions. However, direct measurements of the in vivo light conditions inside t...
Song, Xiaopeng Zhao, Mingchao Tang, Jilang Ma, Tianwen Bai, Hui Wang, Xinyu Liu, Lin Li, Ting Xu, Xinyu Sheng, Xuanbo
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Arthritis research & therapy
Light alteration affects the internal environment and metabolic homeostasis of the body through circadian rhythm disorders (CRD). CRD is one of the factors that induce and accelerate osteoarthritis (OA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of continuous dark-light (DL) cycle on joint inflammation, bone structure, and metabo...
Stockslager, Max A. Kocher, Jacob F. Arwood, Leslee Stasko, Nathan McDonald, Rebecca A. Tapsak, Mark A. Emerson, David
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Journal of Dentistry
Objective Using a battery of preclinical tests to support development of a light-based treatment for COVID-19, establish a range of 425 nm light doses that are non-hazardous to the tissues of the oral cavity and assess whether a 425 nm light dose in this non-hazardous range can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in artificial saliva. Methods The potential hazar...
Kuchhangi, Ashika D. Buhr, Ethan D.
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Have you ever wondered why you are active during the day and sleepy at night? Why are some animals like owls and mice the opposite? A big reason for this is called circadian photoreception, which is the way we synchronize the body’s internal, 24-h clock to the light cycle outside. This process starts in the eye. In this article, we discuss the char...
Labanti, C Wu, J Shin, J Limbu, S Yun, S Fang, F Park, SY Heo, C-J Lim, Y Choi, T
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Organic photodetectors (OPDs) exhibit superior spectral responses but slower photoresponse times compared to inorganic counterparts. Herein, we study the light-intensity-dependent OPD photoresponse time with two small-molecule donors (planar MPTA or twisted NP-SA) co-evaporated with C 60 acceptors. MPTA:C60 exhibits the fastest response time at hig...
Foo, Chuan T O'Driscoll, Denise M Ogeil, Rowan P Lubman, Dan Young, Alan C
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Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
This study aimed to examine the environmental and operational factors that disrupt sleep in the acute, non-ICU hospital setting. This was a prospective study of adult patients admitted to an acute tertiary hospital ward (shared versus single room) and sleep laboratory (single room conducive to sleep). This study measured ambient light (lux) and sou...
Kromdijk, Johannes McCormick, Alistair J
Funder: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)- Future Leaders Fellowship / Advances in breeding practices during the ‘Green Revolution’ in the 1960s have helped to maintain crop yields in the face of population growth. However, finding opportunities for further improvements is increasingly challenging, particularly due to the negative impacts of climat...
Wong, Sachi D Wright, Kenneth P Jr Spencer, Robert L Vetter, Céline Hicks, Laurel M Jenni, Oskar G LeBourgeois, Monique K
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Journal of physiological anthropology
In humans, an adaptable internal biological system generates circadian rhythms that maintain synchronicity of behavior and physiology with the changing demands of the 24-h environment. Development of the circadian system begins in utero and continues throughout the first few years of life. Maturation of the clock can be measured through sleep/wake ...
Bedlack, Richard Barkhaus, Paul Barnes, Ben Bereman, Michael Bertorini, Tulio Carter, Gregory Crayle, Jesse Kihuwa-Mani, Sky Bowser, Robert Kittrell, Pamela
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
ALSUntangled reviews alternative and off-label treatments for people with ALS. Here we review light therapy. We show that it has theoretically plausible mechanisms, three flawed pre-clinical data, studies, and one incompletely documented case report supporting its use. We explain why further studies are needed to determine whether any specific ligh...
