No matter the size or severity, wounds on human skin are difficult to monitor while they heal. Biopsies disrupt the wound ...

To help in the fight against antibiotic overuse and resistance, researchers have developed a new wound dressing material that ...

Electric field (EF) therapies are a promising novel technology for wound healing and have been proven to speed up recovery.

Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars? A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published in Cell ...

Researchers have unlocked the possibility of creating smart wound dressings that enable real-time monitoring while also being able to deliver healing agents in one simple, scalable platform.

Wounds are more than just cuts or scrapes. Some wounds, especially those that don’t heal quickly, need special care to prevent serious problems. Wound care impacts millions of people worldwide, which ...

You nick yourself while cutting an onion, drawing blood. Or maybe you bump into your coffee table, scraping your shin. There are endless ways to break the skin. And as we age, our bodies become less ...

Scientists may soon turn to bacteria originally found in feces to help cure chronic wounds more quickly. An open wound, for example, is a perfect little breeding pool for bacteria. But not all ...

Approximately 6.5 to 6.7 million people in the U.S. are affected by chronic wounds each year, and this number is expected to increase as the population ages. Poor blood circulation, high blood sugar ...

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for more than tools. New research shows it could slow bacteria and help protect wounds.