Diabetes significantly complicates the wound healing process through multiple mechanisms that work against the body’s natural recovery abilities. High blood glucose levels damage blood vessels, ...

From rinsing a wound to bandaging, there are a few key steps to cleaning a wound and helping to prevent infection. Cleaning a wound is the first important step in preventing infection and promoting ...

There are many important reasons for keeping cuts and sores clean, but new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a certain bug, Alcaligenes ...

November is National Diabetes Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 38 million Americans have diabetes. For many people, managing diabetes is about more than ...

There are many important reasons for keeping cuts and sores clean, but new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a certain bug, Alcaligenes ...

Dr. Jeff Monash, Tucson wound care specialist, applies medical grade honey wound treatment at Wound Center of Tucson. Dr. Jeff Monash, Tucson wound care specialist, applies medical grade honey wound ...

Wound care and prevention are essential for people with diabetes. Without timely and effective care, wounds could get worse and potentially lead to limb amputation. But an effective over-the-counter ...

The US has a diabetic wound problem. An estimated 1 million patients with diabetes in the US develop a foot ulcer annually. These patients have a 15-fold increased risk for amputation; the American ...

When tiny particles called exosomes, which shuttle signals between cells, are defective in diabetic patients, they can drive inflammation and impair healing of wounds, according to a new Nano Today ...

A responsive hydrogel delivers RNA therapy to diabetic wounds, reducing tissue breakdown and inflammation by releasing treatment in sync with the wound's chemical signals. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A small ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an AI-guided workflow that combines artificial ...

KENYA: The green toilet fly is an unwanted guest in many people’s homes. Owing to its living environments, which include latrines, toilets and hovering over dead rotting carcasses, many people swat it ...