light therapy
noun
: the treatment of medical or psychiatric conditions (such as seasonal affective disorder) by the controlled application of light
called also light treatment, phototherapy
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Studies have found that bright light therapy might work best along with antidepressants.
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Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
To up the ante in your wrinkle-fighting, radiance-boosting regimen, consider LED light therapy.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
As an anti-aging treatment, low-level light therapy with red and infrared wavelengths can improve how skin cells work, explains Dr. Heather Rogers, a dermatologist at Modern Dermatology in Seattle.
—Erica Sweeney, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Getting an X-ray on your hands and feet or undergoing phototherapy or light therapy can increase your risk of developing black lines on your nails.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
To up the ante in your wrinkle-fighting, radiance-boosting regimen, consider LED light therapy.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
As an anti-aging treatment, low-level light therapy with red and infrared wavelengths can improve how skin cells work, explains Dr. Heather Rogers, a dermatologist at Modern Dermatology in Seattle.
—Erica Sweeney, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Getting an X-ray on your hands and feet or undergoing phototherapy or light therapy can increase your risk of developing black lines on your nails.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Light therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20therapy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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