WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 -- Biomedical engineers developed a technique to observe wound healing in real time, discovering a central role for cells known as fibroblasts. The work, reported in APL ...

Authors review the indications and contraindications, as well as the risks and benefits, of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic wound management. Wounds that fail to proceed through the normal phases ...

Years ago, during my "marketing and sales period", a nurse approached me during a break at a seminar to ask my advice about a patient and his wound. Instead of describing the patient and his problems, ...

MANY investigators have reported retardation of wound healing by cortisone or ACTH. 1–7 They have noted the depressant action on many phases of healing, including vascular growth, fibro-plasia and the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The fibronexus (FNX), a very close transmembrane association of individual extracellular fibronectin fibers and actin microfilaments, was ...

A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...

Diabetic foot ulcers and other chronic wounds might heal more quickly if they are exposed to gentle vibrations, suggests new research from the University of Illinois-Chicago and Stony Brook University ...

Mohs surgery is a precise technique for treating skin cancer, where the surgeon removes thin layers of skin, examining each one under a microscope for cancer cells. This process continues until no ...

BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGEN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted ...

Q: Should I use collagenase or manuka honey for pressure ulcers? A: What is the best treatment option for necrotic wounds — collagenase or manuka honey? Though collagenase is often suggested for ...