Thanks for your interest and information. I'm sure our pop idol, who looks like he is never asymptomatic would be one to fund something such as this if it was reviewed and approved. I'd be interested in anything more that you have to contribute - it is truly intriguing. But for the funding/FDA approval route, MJFF is the way to go for whatever speeding up is possible.

Will someone figure out how to do it on their own and then for love of money keep it from the rest of us at an exorbitant price? Tell us everything you can before that happens.

paula

Like escallum, I found a source of LEDs, but they're in the US.

Do a google search on Marubeni L1070-03, it's a infrared LED in the 1070 nm range. It's low power, so I doubt it is the one that they used.

If you wanted to build something that might illuminate these LEDs, do a google search on "Building an LED caselight", and you'll find a way to do so.
You'll need some assistance calculating the resistance and making a schematic so do a google search on "LED series/parallel array wizard"

A second, and much more likely candidate is a Marubeni L1070-66-60, it's a infrared LED in the 1070 nm range but at a power range of 60 mW i.e. more intense. This one requires a heat sink to operate (the higher power needs a way to dissapate heat). It's much more likely to be the one since this one might certainly need a fan.

Talk to a local techie in your city about building one for you. If you built the first one, I would suggest building an array of 60 LEDs since that would be more or less equivalent to the second LEDs power.

DON"T LOOK INTO THE LEDS. That's why they're inside of a helmet. They're in the infrared range, so you most likely won't see anything, but could harm your eyes. The article mentions doing ten minutes per day for four weeks.

Good luck,
N

hi paul.

The point i was trying to make is that it is NOT difficult to make this device yourself.


You could wait 5 years easily while the slow wheels turn at board meetings.

In fact a lot of people would prefer this not to work or be used in applications,especially big pharma so that they can continue to peddle drugs of marginal benefit...

if people can build/modify complicated cars and computers,then there is no reason for them to not build this device which is quite simple themselves or get a friend to build it for them.

it is after all just 5 or more 1072 nm infra red leds connected to a helmet.

as i explained above you could even get security camera infra red flood light and replace the leds with 1072nm or just try it without modifiction and see if it works...10 minutes a day for 4 weeks is not that difficult.

esecallum,

I know and agree with you completely. Anyone here will tell you I've been ranting and raving about big pharma for years.

Thanks for your interest.

paula

p.s. The FOX Foundation is trying but it's not easy; as you know what we are reading now will not come to fruition for many years and most of it never will. I would be delighted to be helped by wearing the helmet and could play aliens with my grandson at the same time...lol.

I've started an experiment on myself to treat a condition called Central Ataxia.

I'm currently using an array of 15 LEDs at 940nm exposing my cerebellum for 10 minutes a day.

I'm attempting to find a source for Marubeni's L1070 LED here in the US to try to get to the 1070nm wavelength reported in the recent news release from the UK.

Hi artman,
Try this link for the 1070 led's.
http://tech-led.com/Molded_LEDs.shtml

Here is the contact information

Marubeni America Corporation
Silicon Valley Office
3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 1000
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
Tel: 408-330-0650 #323
Fax: 408-330-0655
E-mail: info@tech-led.com

GregD

Thankyou for this thead,I am following it with great interest.It just makes me remember all the resarch thats going on and progress being made.After a terrible day and feeling really down and even feeling sorry for myself I needed this. Feeling more positive today.

hi

could you please start a diary or report daily or weekly here?....it is important to see if it works..etc..etc..

thanks..

I'll be happy to post any progress ...good or bad.
Al Vergona (artman)

This is the end of week one and so far no change. I'm continuing the experiment
until the end of March. I'm designing a new head band (holds LEDs in place) to cover a larger area.

I've estimated that the power from each LED is 10mwatt/cm2 which should be enough to cause some kind of response. What I don't know is how important the wavelength (1072 vs 940nm) is.

Hope I have better news at the end of the experiment.

Cheers all

Al