Two articles, studies on light, AD

[Jmac]

They keep focusing on getting rid of the plaques instead of dealing with the many causes...

Alzheimer’s: Flickering lights may help fight the disease
Some studies suggest that exposure to flickering lights may help fight Alzheimer's disease. Here's how it works.
...These gamma waves are diminished in people with Alzheimer’s disease...Researchers suggest that exposure to lights flickering may improve gamma-wave brain activity and help eliminate beta-amyloid plaques...
https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/alzh ... se-727908/

I have already switched out a bunch of my lights based on things I'm reading about blue lights, amber lights, red lights, circadian rhythms, etc. This morning I read an article that said there have not been any studies of note on blue lights, blue light blocking glasses, apps that darken our devices...and voila, this pops up.

With $3 Million NIH Grant Renewal, Mariana Figueiro Pushes the Frontiers of Light Therapy
Lighting Research Center drills down on how light affects Alzheimer’s and dementia patients
TROY, N.Y. — With the support of a recent $3 million grant renewal from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Mariana Figueiro is perfecting a treatment she developed for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias that helps to regulate sleep and reduce symptoms of depression — and requires no drugs, only light...
https://news.rpi.edu/content/2020/02/18 ... ht-therapy

[Plumster]

They keep focusing on getting rid of the plaques instead of dealing with the many causes...

Alzheimer’s: Flickering lights may help fight the disease
Some studies suggest that exposure to flickering lights may help fight Alzheimer's disease. Here's how it works.
...These gamma waves are diminished in people with Alzheimer’s disease...Researchers suggest that exposure to lights flickering may improve gamma-wave brain activity and help eliminate beta-amyloid plaques...
https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/alzh ... se-727908/

I have already switched out a bunch of my lights based on things I'm reading about blue lights, amber lights, red lights, circadian rhythms, etc. This morning I read an article that said there have not been any studies of note on blue lights, blue light blocking glasses, apps that darken our devices...and voila, this pops up.

With $3 Million NIH Grant Renewal, Mariana Figueiro Pushes the Frontiers of Light Therapy
Lighting Research Center drills down on how light affects Alzheimer’s and dementia patients
TROY, N.Y. — With the support of a recent $3 million grant renewal from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Mariana Figueiro is perfecting a treatment she developed for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias that helps to regulate sleep and reduce symptoms of depression — and requires no drugs, only light...
https://news.rpi.edu/content/2020/02/18 ... ht-therapy

This helmet has been recommended by some:
https://www.quietmindfdn.org/store/p15/ ... nm%29.html

I've been enjoying red light therapy (660 nm and 830 nm) with a small panel at home. The research demonstrates its benefits in so many different areas. Here's a google doc on the research that someone compiled:


I can't say about AD, but the research I've come across is promising (Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima and others). AD and Parkinson's are main areas of research interest right now in photobiomodulation therapy.

[NF52]

Alzheimer’s: Flickering lights may help fight the disease
Some studies suggest that exposure to flickering lights may help fight Alzheimer's disease. Here's how it works.
...These gamma waves are diminished in people with Alzheimer’s disease...Researchers suggest that exposure to lights flickering may improve gamma-wave brain activity and help eliminate beta-amyloid plaques...
https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/alzh ... se-727908/
...
With $3 Million NIH Grant Renewal, Mariana Figueiro Pushes the Frontiers of Light Therapy
Lighting Research Center drills down on how light affects Alzheimer’s and dementia patients
TROY, N.Y. — With the support of a recent $3 million grant renewal from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Mariana Figueiro is perfecting a treatment she developed for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias that helps to regulate sleep and reduce symptoms of depression — and requires no drugs, only light...https://news.rpi.edu/content/2020/02/18 ... ht-therapy

This helmet has been recommended by some:
https://www.quietmindfdn.org/store/p15/ ... nm%29.html
...
I can't say about AD, but the research I've come across is promising (Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima and others). AD and Parkinson's are main areas of research interest right now in photobiomodulation therapy.

Here's a new entry posted March 5 on the NIH's ClinicalTrials.gov website: Transcranial Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer's Disease (TRAP-AD). The study is not yet recruiting, but looks like it will be soon in NYC and Boston. Here's the Brief Summary; click on the link to see more.

Brief Summary:
This study will be the first to evaluate the dose-dependent effects of t-PBM in amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) (CDR of 0.5; age 65-85) in a randomized clinical trial of 8 weeks of t-PBM vs. sham. At baseline, all subjects will complete initial neuropsychological testing. To elucidate mechanisms of action of t-PBM, prior to treatment, subjects will undergo neuroimaging related to critical features of AD: tau 18F MK-6240 load (PET), measures of brain bioenergetics (31P-MRS), and functional connectivity (rs-fMRI). Subjects will then be randomized to t-PBM/sham and will undergo target engagement testing (first t-PBM session performed during fMRI to detect BOLD changes with t-PBM). aMCI subjects will then complete t-PBM/sham treatments in two participating centers (NYU/NKI acting as a single center, and MGH), ~10 min per day, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks. t-PBM will be administered via pulsed, 808nm wavelength laser delivery to the forehead bilaterally (at standard EEG electrode positions F4, F3).

I'll add this to our recent Wiki on ApoE4 Research: Why and How You Can Accelerate Alzheimer's Research for ApoE4 Carriers

[Family Tree Guy]

Note I just posted a link on the science and research board to the latest results from Cognito Therapeutics Ph2 study of the 40Hz sounds and lights. They report excellent results at this stage