Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of ...

The term "heart light" came from the 1982 movie, "ET-The Extra-Terrestrial." Steven Spielberg’s immense box office success, E.T. was the story of an alien from outer space who was stranded on ...

A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School and Duke University has created a new kind of tissue that can change heart activity using only light—no wires, no surgery, no harm. This ...

Working their way towards energy-efficient pacemakers that use light pulses to control the beating of the heart, scientists at New York's Stony Brook University recently developed optogenetic ...

Lighting Up The Heart Date: September 23, 2006 Source: University of Bristol Summary: For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Bristol have been able to directly measure energy ...

A major breakthrough in research could lead to improved recovery of the heart when it is re-started after a heart attack or cardiac surgery.