Wound healing involves four stages: homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. The skin is the body's largest organ and is a barrier to germs, injury, chemicals, and ultraviolet (UV ...

An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to ...

When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, ...

Our bodies have effective and complex mechanisms in place to repair cutaneous wounds. Most medical interventions don’t go beyond supporting the body’s natural mechanisms in the wound-healing process; ...

Scientists found that adult stem cells intended to maintain hair growth are sometimes redirected to healing skin instead and the amino acid serine, found in common foods, regulates this process. The ...

Wound healing is a conserved process that requires tight spatiotemporal tuning of consecutive phases. In the inflammatory phase, local signals trigger the innate immune system around the wound.

A new research paper was published by Aging (Aging-US) on December 3, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled "Topical ABT-263 treatment reduces aged skin senescence and improves subsequent wound ...

Key takeaways: Cetaphil Healing Ointment (Galderma Laboratories) contains petrolatum, shea butter and vitamin E. Within 4 weeks, the formula significantly reduced dry skin and promoted wound ...

This was the first study in which the role of PIEZO1 in wound healing was investigated. The skin, the largest organ of the body, protects against external insults while also enabling touch sensation.

The team says that uncovering the mechanisms behind how A. faecalis boosts healing could help scientists find new treatments for diabetic wounds. "This research builds heavily on our previous ...