H’mm, it just may be feasible to use actinic radiation as a respiratory tract antiviral:
Screenshot:
U/D: From cache, another screen shot:
Notice, AYTU is restricting bandwidth to UVA, UVA 400 nm – 320 nm, which is less damaging to us than shorter wavelength UV bands.
Interesting concept, at minimum, though how they would get it deeper into the lungs is another question. Let’s not forget, radiation therapy — using X-Rays — is still used to destroy cancer.
I guess, another use- it- early solution, if it works. END
U/D, PS: I found a Fox News mention:
UVA as an antiviral? — AYTU Healight (in partnership with Cedars-Sinai)
This is interesting indeed. Thanks.
Ah, I see they have already suppressed the video! At least, the screen capture is there. It is in fact feasible to snake a tube down the respiratory tract and then to light up UV LEDs that are in the A band. Such will kill viruses and bacteria, as routinely happens with sunlight. The blurb talked about a paper to follow, so we will see what happens. KF
PS: I was able to pull and save the vid from cached content.
F/N: Aytu BioScience release on UVA light for killing respiratory tract pathogens:
So, it seems there is something to this, though of course, significant work is required to clarify and confirm efficacy, if successful. Notice, too, the presence of expedited approvals processes in the FDA.
KF
I just check that out that seems pretty Flippin creepy
Hey does anybody have a date when this video was made that’s actually kind of important
Seems dubious in terms of basic anatomy. The terminal bronchioles and alveoli are microscopic and nearly infinite in number. An endoscope can reach the biggest inlet tube of each lung but can’t penetrate much beyond that. The risks of digging around in the lungs are more certain.
AS78, My cached YT file is stamped: “AYTU Healight 43,351 views •Apr 23, 2020.” Shortly after I posted it and went back, it was removed. The AP paid announcement is dated April 20th and a conference call was then scheduled for April 21, so it is likely both US President Trump and various Media houses had heard of the matter. His words at the Press Conference, though rather inarticulately put, were clear enough that the pounce on and twist then media pile-on were dubious and further telling. In that context, YT’s cutting off of the video is in my considered view, suspect and a harbinger. KF
Poli, I think there is a progression with infections and hitting the bronchi may help significantly. There is a reason they talk of BRONCH-itis. Likewise, they talk of BRONCH-ial Asthma. Getting into the Alveoli is another matter entirely. So, if Cedars Sinai actually did take it seriously [as is claimed], I am willing to take a pause and hear their case. KF
U/D: I found a mention on Fox News and updated the OP. I am beginning to wonder if some of this is a give ’em enough rope to hang themselves game, leading up to a major media counter-attack. KF
Of related note: Walter Bradley has a very interesting video on youtube entitled ‘Creation of the Cosmos’. In that video Dr. Walter Bradley goes over the fine tuning of the fundamental universal constants, light, and biological life for each other.
And here is an article from Dr. Bradley related to that video entitled, “Is There Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God? How the Recent Discoveries Support a Designed Universe”. In the article Dr. Bradley also goes over the fine tuning of the fundamental universal constants, light, and biological life for each other.
In the paper Dr. Bradley also lists four graphs. (Figures 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4).
At the bottom of the four graphs he states: “The visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (~1 micron) is the most intense radiation from the sun (Figure 3.1); has the greatest biological utility (Figure 3.2); and passes through atmosphere of Earth (Figure 3.3) and water (Figure 3.4) with almost no absorption. It is uniquely this same wavelength of radiation that is idea to foster the chemistry of life. This is either a truly amazing series of coincidences or else the result of careful design.”,,,
,,, It is remarkable that both the Earth’s atmosphere and water have “optical windows” that allow visible light (just the radiation necessary for life) to pass through with very little absorption, whereas shorter wavelength (destructive ultraviolet radiation) and longer wavelength (infrared) radiation are both highly absorbed, as seen in Figure 3.{23}
As well, at the 4:00 minute mark of the following video entitled ‘Privileged Planet’ it is stated that ,,, “These specific frequencies of light (that enable plants to manufacture food and astronomers to observe the cosmos) represent less than 1 trillionth of a trillionth (10^-24) of the universe’s entire range of electromagnetic emissions.”
As well, in the following article Michael Denton quotes the Encyclopaedia Britannica which states “Considering the importance of visible sunlight for all aspects of terrestrial life, one cannot help being awed by the dramatically narrow window in the atmospheric absorption…and in the absorption spectrum of water”
Michael Denton has recently (2018) written a book on this subject entitled ‘Children of Light: The Astonishing Properties of Sunlight That Make Us Possible ‘
Here is a trailer for the book
Here is an interview with Michael Denton about his book
Verse:
Of related note:
Healight video at vimeo: https://vimeo.com/411615577 (YT took it down, the company says they do not know why.)
U/D: I thought the vanishing of the YT video seemed odd. Now it is clear that a NYT journalist made a complaint, shortly after which it was taken down. I cannot for the life of me come up with anything inappropriate, other than getting caught in the agit-prop crossfire in the USA. This speaks saddening volumes about where we are today. KF
PS: The Tweet, for record:
I note a comment on this tweet:
For shame!
I assume it comes under Promoting dangerous remedies or cures. Given that there are well known dangers to UVA exposure, I’d imagine YouTube would prefer to play it safe.
BO’H: We are talking, surgical procedure developed through Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles with Patent coming, peer reviewed paper and more; where the vid discusses hazards of actinic radiation, particularly noting why UVB and C are excluded; where of course the even more hazardous X-rays are routinely used in diagnosis and treatments. As I keep noting, the old pharmaco prof would start the course: pharmacology is the study of poisons in small doses. Where, by comparison, ventilators come with a significant risk of damage to alveoli to the point where last week, The UWI [the THE is part of the name] issued a regional warning. Sorry, I don’t buy that one. KF
F/N: Dr Birx exposes the media tactics:
Let’s be blunt: to lie is to speak with disregard to truth, in the hope that one will profit from what is said or suggested being taken as true.
KF
F/N Cedars Sinai patent application https://patents.justia.com/patent/20190175938 KF
PS: Key clip, answering to dismissive talking points:
What about diploid fungi, though? 🙂
Obviously there’s a big difference between having technology that delivers UV light and having a treatment that works. The next step (assuming bench testing has been done), apparently, is an IDE, equivalent to a Phase I clinical trial. I would have thought this would be important here, as the appropriate UV dose needs to be worked out.
BO’H, they have been working on this for several years. KF