How does the skin respond to damage? Acute skin injury requires a healthy microenvironment for proper healing; however, the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) prevents this recovery. Melanin, ...

Millions of people around the world live with wounds that simply won't heal. These long-lasting wounds, often caused by ...

New research reveals a surprising link between red hair and wound healing. The gene responsible for red hair, MC1R, ...

Treatment with an intramuscular hepatocyte growth factor reduced healing time and promoted full ulcer healing compared with placebo in patients with peripheral artery disease.

The epithelial cancer biomarker SerpinB3 also plays a role in wound healing, and could inspire new therapeutics.

Holland Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 2, announced the expansion of its wound healing and hyperbaric medicine program, giving ...

A study by the team of Prof. Kodi Ravichandran (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) and colleagues found that pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death traditionally thought to be purely ...

A protein previously linked to cancer and chronic illnesses has been found to have a natural health benefit. When doctors find high levels of SerpinB3 in a blood test, it can indicate a serious ...

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 ...