Diabetes significantly complicates the wound healing process through multiple mechanisms that work against the body’s natural recovery abilities. High blood glucose levels damage blood vessels, ...

New research shows that a certain bug, Alcaligenes faecalis (A. faecalis), can facilitate healing of hard-to-treat wounds among people with diabetes. While there are many studies done on potentially ...

A smart bandage could speed up wound healing by actively tracking and responding to the healing process. The proof-of-concept device, called a-Heal, was designed to fit inside a commercial colostomy ...

MC1R is best known for something quite different from wound healing: the gene is responsible for red hair and very fair skin.

TIME OF DAY. RESEARCHERS SAY DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY CAN HEAL WOUNDS THREE TIMES FASTER THAN A TRADITIONAL BANDAGE. THE INNOVATION IS IN ITS EARLY STAGES, BUT RESEARCHERS CALL IT PROMISING. KETV ...

A bacterium found in the wound microbiome can accelerate healing, highlighting the potential for microbiota-based wound therapies. “This study is unique in terms of bringing light on the good part of ...

Q: Thank you so very much for posting about sugar to heal open wounds. Every winter, I get deep fissures in my fingertips from cold, dry air. Not only are they extremely painful, but I also cannot ...

A new type of water-powered bandage could make it much easier for slow-healing wounds to close up. The bandage is technically "electric," but it is powered by adding water to the thin and flexible ...

Researchers have uncovered that SerpinB3, typically linked to severe cancers, is also a key player in natural wound healing. The protein drives skin cell movement and tissue rebuilding, especially ...