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Researchers Reveal How Specific Wavelengths of Light Can Heal, Kill Bacteria
October 22nd 2013Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes progressive paralysis by destroying nerve cells and the spinal cord. It interrupts vision, balance and even thinking. On a suggestion from a colleague, Jeri-Anne Lyons decided to test how the disease responded to a radical therapy exposure to a certain wavelength of light called near-infrared (NIR).
Scientists Track the Origin of a Deadly Emerging Pig Virus in the U.S.
October 22nd 2013Researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have helped identify the origin and possible evolution of an emerging swine virus with high mortality rates that has already spread to at least 17 states.
