Applied Research News at Jefferson
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A newly funded DOE project will look at how LED lighting compares with standard fluorescent light for the health of people on regular daytime work schedules.
![anticonvulsant medications](https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2021/8/suicide-risk-warning-on-anti-seizure-medications-lacks-evidence/_jcr_content/listingImage.coreimg.jpeg/1627921328953/anticonvulsants.jpeg)
An FDA warning on epilepsy drugs may pose greater risk to patients.
![prostate cancer and cardiovascular health, hormone therapy](https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2019/8/risks-of-novel-hormone-prostate-cancer-therapy-and-pre-existing-conditions/_jcr_content/listingImage.coreimg.jpeg/1574695639945/prostate-cancer-and-cardiovascular-health.jpeg)
Common prostate cancer therapy may increase short-term risk of death in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions.
![Smoking head and neck cancer](https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2019/8/how-cigarette-smoke-makes-head-and-neck-cancer-more-aggressive/_jcr_content/listingImage.coreimg.jpeg/1575392483235/smoking-head-neck-cancer.jpeg)
A change in the tumor metabolism due to tobacco exposure could open new treatment avenues in head and neck cancer.
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Jefferson will become one of 48 centers in the world focused on Parkinson’s patient care, research, outreach and education, named by the Parkinson’s Foundation.
![fat cells illustration](https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2019/7/genetic-mutations-common-to-fatty-liver-disease-and-rare-skin-condition/_jcr_content/listingImage.coreimg.jpeg/1575400521128/fat-cells-illustration.jpeg)
Jefferson researchers unveil first demonstration of heritable mutations behind non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
![MRI of the blood vessels in the brain and cerebrovascular disease. brain stroke x-ray image.](https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2019/7/a-better-avenue-for-neurosurgery-to-improve-outcomes/_jcr_content/listingImage.coreimg.jpeg/1574282517556/jabbour-wrist-or-groin.jpeg)
Changing the route of entry for minimally invasive neurosurgery provides better outcomes for a wide range of interventions, and is preferred by patients.
![women with thyroid gland problem on the blue background](https://www.jefferson.edu/about/news-and-events/2019/7/are-doctors-treating-more-thyroid-cancer-patients-than-necessary/_jcr_content/listingImage.coreimg.jpeg/1571690616659/thyroid-willis.jpeg)
New research may help change treatment practices for patients diagnosed with low risk thyroid cancer.