{
  "id": 1271753,
  "title": "San Diego student develops red-light therapy to help heal wounds in space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/san-diego-student-develops-red-light-therapy-to-help-heal-wounds-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/san-diegos-leanne-fan-18-built-a-device-to-simulate-microgravity-and-tested-red-light-on-injured-flatworms-tissue-regeneration-sped-up-by-95-2-helping-her-win-80000/articleshow/133273293.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 18-year-old San Diego student has been named a finalist in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for developing a low-cost red-light treatment to improve wound healing in microgravity. Leanne Fan built a $200 device to simulate microgravity and found that the treatment accelerated tissue regeneration in flatworms by 95.2%. Tests with human cells also showed faster cell movement during wound…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}