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Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – June 2024

 Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – June 2024 A promising new therapy against viruses was developed at University of Manitoba and Theralase Technologies. Infectious agents are a global problem, causing millions of deaths every year. The study evaluated antiviral effectiveness of a cancer drug (Ruvidar), which is currently in clinical development for bladder cancer. When this drug was activated with green laser using Modulight’s ML6600, it resulted in a rapid elimination of many different human viruses. Impressively, it was >99% effective at low doses in inactivating human coronavirus, influenza Continue reading →

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – November 2023

 Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – November 2023 The development of modern antibiotics is recognized as one of the major achievements of medicine and has saved millions of lives. However, many infectious agents have developed resistance to antibiotics over time, and defining new antibiotic targets has been difficult since very few genes are essential for pathogens. To combat this growing problem, Professor Timothy Haystead’s team at Duke University developed a novel light-based antimicrobial strategy that targets non-essential enzyme on the surface of bacteria. Light activation was Continue reading →