Humans aren't capable of regenerating lost limbs, but our bodies can heal from many wounds. Whenever we scratch or cut our skin, for example, skin stem cells move in to regrow the epidermis and repair ...

An international team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasdermin B that promotes repair of cells lining the gastrointestinal ...

Significant metformin levels in the wound exudate of diabetic patients who take that drug along with injectable insulin point to a new possibility for wound healing, a study in ACS Pharmacology & ...

Wound repair is an essential component of life. Without it any minor cuts or scrapes could be extremely damaging or even lethal. Paper cuts are bad enough already without having to consider them ...

Research carried out by the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed new information about how blood clots are formed during wound healing. The study “Platelets drive fibronectin ...

A defining characteristic of all cells is the plasma membrane, a thin layer of lipids that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment. The plasma membrane is supported by the ...

New research led by the University of Bristol has found the protein p53 plays a key role in epithelial migration and tissue repair. The findings could improve our understanding of the processes used ...

When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells called monocytes are crucial to eliminating infection, although different immune ...

Medical researchers have found a peptide which, when administered intravenously, homes in on the new blood vessels that are forming in damaged tissue. The peptide has been used as a delivery vehicle ...

Scientists show a causal link between tissue repair, mitochondrial metabolism, and the activation and function of macrophages (scavenger cells). A Cologne-based research team has discovered that the ...

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or ...

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