Dietary supplements may improve wounds
French researchers with Bichat Hospital, Paris, randomly assigned 18 diabetic rats into three dietary groups. One group was fed a standard diet, the second group was fed a high-protein diet, and the...
View ArticleUltrasound patch accelerates tissue repair
A novel ultrasound applicator significantly accelerated tissue healing in patients with venous ulcers, according to findings from a small clinical study. Investigators with the National Institutes of...
View ArticleFractional skin grafting techniques yield big results
Cambridge, Mass.— Innovative wound-healing techniques born at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine use simple technologies to capitalize on the skin’s capacity to heal after fractional injury. Devices...
View ArticleNew modalities revolutionize chronic wound management
Istanbul— New therapeutic modalities such as bioactive extracellular matrices, laser therapy and others have revolutionized the treatment and management of chronic wounds, allowing clinicians to...
View ArticleIn wound healing, standard treatments may still be best
An analysis of 60 papers related to skin ulcer treatment suggests that the research presented in the majority of the papers is flawed, leading to unreliable results. The analysis also suggested that...
View Article‘Bad’ molecules found to be good for wound healing
Molecules long thought to be destructive of tissues and cells actually play a key role in the wound-healing process, according to a recent discovery by researchers in California. The study, led by...
View ArticleFidgetin like 2 identified as promising wound healing target
Researchers have identified the previously uncharacterized microtubule-severing enzyme, Fidgetin-like 2 (FL2), as a potential therapeutic target for regenerating and repairing cutaneous wounds. FL2,...
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