Caltech’s iCares bandage samples fluid and tracks wound biomarkers to detect infection early and predict healing outcomes.

From honey poultices to superglued cuts, explore some of the weirdest wound care hacks ever attempted – and why knowing the ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

Traumatic lacerations are a common condition seen in the emergency department (ED), accounting for approximately 8% of visits or an estimated 7 to 9 million lacerations treated each year. 1 There are ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Human skin wounds heal at an average rate of 0.25 mm per day, nearly three times slower than in other primates, which heal at about 0.62 mm per day. This slower ...

Honey, an age-old elixir for medical uses, may actually be a modern-day remedy for wound healing. Honey may prove an important alternative as infections become more resistant to antibiotics. Studies ...

Medscape Medical News, April 30, 2025 AACR 2025 Topical BRAF Inhibitor Relieves Anti-EGFR–Induced Skin ... of wounds treated with autologous cell sheet-based gene therapy showed ≥ 50% healing ...

The healing rate in humans and rodents was also measured. Twenty-four human volunteers who had operations to remove skin tumors had their wounds photographed daily at the University of the Ryukyus ...

Minor vaginal wounds are usually harmless ... a vaginal cut clean and dry can help prevent skin infections. While vaginal cuts or tears are healing, a person may wish to avoid sexual activities ...

We conclude that β-BA facilitates diabetic wound healing by modulating HG-induced ferroptosis targeting STAT3. Human Skin Fibroblasts (HSFs) were purchased from American Type Cluture Collection (ATCC, ...

An innovative skin substitute is giving hope to patients with wounds that refuse to heal properly. Virtually identical to human skin but without sweat glands or hair follicles, Apligraf works by ...

Some infections happen at the skin’s surface, but they can start deeper in the wound. You can treat minor skin infections at home, but you might have to go to the doctor or emergency room for a ...