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Ryan Helcoski

Reporter · US

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Aug 11, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Ryan Helcoski

    Red light therapy: Promising treatment or consumer hype? (opens the original)

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    Red light therapy uses specific wavelengths of red or near-infrared light in an attempt to change how cells function. But has the consumer market grown faster than the scientific evidence? “Right now, red light therapy from a musculoskeletal standpoint is still growing,” said Michael Giovanniello, a board-certified specialist in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports medicine, and pain medicine. He’s always interested in new methods of treatment, and red light therapy is one h

  2. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Ryan Helcoski

    Alzheimer's researchers discover how a toxic protein could spread between cells (opens the original)

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    Research from the University of Utah uncovered one way a toxic protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease may spread from sick brain cells to healthy ones. The findings could eventually help researchers develop new approaches to slow the progression of the disease. “Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in older adults," said Jason Shepherd, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Utah. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease in which brain cells become damaged and eventually

  3. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Ryan Helcoski

    Emmy-winning documentary features USU research beneath Greenland’s ice (opens the original)

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    "The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice" follows the story of Camp Century, a Cold War military base built beneath the Greenland ice sheet. Before the base was abandoned, researchers drilled 1.3 kilometers through the ice and continued drilling into the sediment below. Tammy Rittenour is a professor at Utah State University and director of the USU Luminescence Laboratory. She and her lab are featured in the documentary, though their role in it is a bit different than others. “What I worked on wa

  4. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Ryan Helcoski

    New study reveals additional health risks from Great Salt Lake dust (opens the original)

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    New research shows two additional routes that toxic metals in dust blown off of the Great Salt Lake could move into soils, plants, and human bodies. "No, it's definitely not just an inconvenience," said Janice Brahney, associate professor of environmental biogeochemistry. Brahney supervised new research led by Molly Blakowski at Utah State University this spring. “The Great Salt Lake is a terminal basin with multiple millions of people that live in the catchment, lots of industry, lots of activi

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