From Parkinson’s to cardiovascular pathologies, the promises of “therapeutic” light

Heal with light. The idea is not new, and light therapy is already used as a therapeutic ally, for example in sleep disorders and depression to reset the internal clock. More recently, light has been shown to promote cell regeneration, a property that makes it interesting for treating certain side effects of cancer treatments, such as burns caused by radiotherapy.

However, its virtues could extend to many other pathologies, particularly those affecting the brain or the cardiovascular system. This is the subject of several research projects by the start-up Clinatec for the period 2025-2030, the broad outlines of which were revealed during a conference in mid-November. Co-founded in 2007 by the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the University Hospital and the University of Grenoble Alpes, the start-up aims to provide a new perspective on how to treat certain incurable pathologies…