The face is privileged when it comes to scarring after injury. A Stanford Medicine study in mice not only discovers why but ...

Share on Pinterest Spinach extract may promote wound healing in diabetes. Image credit: rachasuk/Getty Images. Spinach extract could have promoted the healing of wounds in rats similar to wounds ...

During metastasis, cancer cells break off from the primary tumor and travel to other locations in the body through the blood or lymph. Credit: Gunilla Elam/Science Source Summary Scientists at the ...

(Nanowerk News) There are myriad ways in which people can experience physical wounds – from minor scrapes and abrasions to the effects of surgery, critical injuries, burns and other major traumas. The ...

The study, which includes the first resource detailing the role of microRNAs in the wound-repair process, shows that aberrant levels of a trio of microRNAs may impair healing in venous ulcers. The ...

Despite advancements in treating wounds, the molecular mechanisms behind wound healing is not fully understood. Now, researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), have identified a new ...

A study identifies a new molecular pathway that promotes the healing of wounds in the skin. A University of California, Irvine-led study identifies a new molecular pathway that promotes the healing of ...

Wound healing is a highly specialized dynamic process for the repair of damaged/injured tissues through an intricate mechanism. Any failure in the normal wound healing process results in abnormal scar ...

Research by scientists based at the University of California, Los Angeles, has found that compounds that target the circadian clock and affect the synthesis of collagen—a protein that is important for ...

When you’ve had a wound that required stitches, the recovery period can feel frustratingly slow. Whether from surgery, an accident, or another injury, properly cared for stitches not only heal faster ...