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For Release: September 22, 2000

Satellite Interview: 00-278
 

Attention: Early Morning Producer
Thursday, Sept. 28
6-10 a.m. EDT
10-minute windows--with B-roll

Space technology holds promise of faster wound healing; light emitting diodes may reduce recovery time

  • A multi-year study of light emitting diodes (LED) enhancing wound healing is under way.
  • Preliminary LED experiments have resulted in quicker wound healing and prevention of lesions.
  • LED treatments have produced faster healing of diabetic skin ulcers and other sores.
  • Doctors are studying how light treatment affects diabetic skin ulcers, burns, flesh wounds and mouth ulcers from chemotherapy and radiation for cancer.
  • Research shows LED exposure stimulates faster growth in human muscle and skin cells.
  • The same LEDs have provided light for plant growth experiments on eight Space Shuttle missions and are being used to treat cancer patients with life-threatening brain tumors.
  • This space technology has just been inducted into the U.S. Space Foundation’s Space Technology Hall of Fame.
  • Talk to an expert about the experiments, and future uses of this exciting technology

Who:

Dr. Harry Whelan
 Pediatric Neurologist
 Medical College of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

Satellite Windows:

10 minutes

Satellite Coordinates:

GE-2, Transponder 9C,
85 degrees west longitude,
Frequency: 3880 MHz, audio: 6.8 MHz.

Satellite Interview Information:
 Lindsey Rawl, Producer
(256) 544-2228

Story Information:
 Steve Roy, Media Relations
(256) 544-0034

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