Is there anything worse than getting a blister on the 25th mile? OK, maybe not everyone is an ultramarathoner. But doctors who got sick and tired of treating runners' blisters say they have a cheap ...

Long distance runners and hikers have a variety of ways to deal with blisters, but a new study out of Stanford suggests that the best method might be cheap paper surgical tape. The study, published in ...

Blisters are the bane of weekend hikers and Olympic marathoners alike. Stanford researchers say they've found a simple, cheap method to help prevent them. That humble hero is paper surgical tape, ...

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Been splashing the cash on top-of-the-range socks, lubricants and plasters to avoid the curse of the mid-race blister? You could have saved yourself a few quid - and some sore feet - by just using ...

Engineers have designed a new type of surgical suture based on the sticky substance spiders use to catch their prey. The team at MIT was able to use the new double-sided tape to, within minutes, pull ...

Porcupine quills penetrate the mouths of their would-be attackers with ease and prove extremely difficult to remove. Those qualities are inspiration for a futuristic tape that could help surgeons work ...

Engineers have developed a kind of surgical 'duct tape.' The strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch can be applied to biological tissues and organs to help seal tears and wounds. A staple on ...