New clinical study probes how light fights psoriasis
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
A new clinical trial under way at The Rockefeller University Hospital will literally shine light on psoriasis in hopes of finding out exactly how phototherapy works. Narrowband ultraviolet light B (UVB) therapy is known to kill off T cells, which are partly to blame for the inflammation caused by the disease. Exactly how it does that remains a mystery.