23 h. ago Scotland's autumn campaign will be defined by 23 minutes of pain

Defeat was like being ‘hit in teeth’ but will it make squad stronger?

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8 d. ago Give the gift of glowing skin this Christmas with LED light therapy mask from Wowcher

Shark-Inspired 7-Colour LED Light Therapy Face & Neck Mask just £24.99 from Wowcher.

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2 w. ago 10 best LED face masks 2025, all tried and tested for six weeks

Check out the futuristic gadgets that boast many benefits for your skin

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2 w. ago 'I'm 32 with stage 4 cancer and Piers Morgan and Made In Chelsea pal are helping me reach goal'

A life coach and mentor saw his appeal for funding specialist treatments including red light therapy and hyperbaric oxygen go viral. Now he has £110,000 in his 'war chest'.

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2 w. ago 'I'm 32 and have stage 4 cancer but celeb pals helping me build war chest'

A life coach and mentor saw his appeal for funding specialist treatments including red light therapy and hyperbaric oxygen go viral. Now he has £110,000 in his 'war chest'.

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3 w. ago How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder

Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light and therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrivalFor some, the darkening days of autumn bring more than the annual ritual of reviving woolly jumpers and turning on the central heating. As the evenings close in and the mornings grow murky, energy ebbs and a heavy sadness settles in.Although seasonal affective disorder (Sad) was only formally recognised by psychiatrists in the 1980s, the link between the seasons, mood and vitality has long been observed. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 10 best SAD lamps to banish the winter blues, tried and tested

Mood-boosting light therapy can help to brighten the dreariest time of year

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last month ‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints?

From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin? Light therapy is certainly having a moment. You can now buy glowing gadgets for everything from skin conditions and wrinkles to sore muscles and gum disease, the latest being a toothbrush enhanced with tiny red LEDs, described by its makers as “a breakthrough in at-home oral care”. Globally, the market was worth $1bn in 2024 and is projected to grow to $1.8bn by 2035. You can even go and sit in an infrared sauna, where instead of hot coals (real or electric) heating the air, your body is warmed directly by infrared light. According to its devotees, it’s like bathing in one of those LED-lit beauty masks, boosting skin collagen, relaxing muscles, relieving inflammation and chronic health conditions while protecting against dementia.“It sounds a bit like witchcraft,” says Paul Chazot, professor in neuroscience at Durham Univer...

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