Red-light therapy is all the rage — does it work?

About this episode

This episode explores the effectiveness of red-light therapy and discusses various related scientific research findings.

In this episode: 00:42 Is red-light therapy all hype? Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions expressed herein by Juanita Anders are those of the speaker and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or the Department of War. Nature: The surprising science behind red-light therapy — and how it really works 10:52 Research Highlights Nature: Trafficked pangolins can be traced to their source by DNA — even to a specific forest Nature: A wispy wrapper for a chilly, Pluto-like world 13:11 The complex story of global obesity rates Research article: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Juanita Anders

Topics covered

• red-light therapy
• health science
• global obesity
• research highlights
• science news

Keywords

• red-light therapy
• health
• obesity
• DNA tracing
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of War

Books & works: Nature, NCD Risk Factor Collaboration

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