Colorado School of Mines researcher develops polymer material that reduces inflammation and prevents infection.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why some chronic wounds refuse to heal, even when treated with antibiotics. A ...

Wash your hands. Scrub your hands for 20 seconds with soap then rinse with water. Use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% ...

At University of Utah Health, our team of highly trained physical therapists has years of experience and specialized training in lymphedema therapy and wound care. Our friendly and compassionate ...

When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, helps push stem cells to abandon hair growth in favor of wound healing, ...

Packaging defects in MediHoney and CVS Wound Gel products have led the FDA to issue a safety alert due to the risk of ...

A lot of things change as you age — from mobility and balance to the strength and elasticity of your skin. As skin becomes more fragile, it tears more easily and often takes longer to heal.

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or trauma, Stanford Medicine researchers have found. If results from their study, ...

National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6-12, 2017, offers an opportunity to reflect on the art and science of the profession, which combines clinical knowledge and the ability to make a difference in ...

Caring for a wound can be complicated. Once the bleeding and pain are under control, you and your doctor need to make sure that the injury can heal and that it doesn’t get infected. Sometimes, the ...

The mouse excisional wound healing model has been used extensively to study wound healing and cutaneous regeneration. However, as mouse skin is mobile, contraction accounts for a large part of wound ...