Sugar can help in treating poor-healing wounds, says study
Researchers believe that the newly-found use for sugar may help tackle the increasing number of non-healing skin wounds associated with age, poor blood supply and diabetes, and could also be an economical advantage for health care providers.
Nov 17, 2017, 17:08 PM IST
Saliva may help promote wound healing: Study
Researchers examined the effects of salivary peptide histatin-1 on angiogenesis or blood vessel formation, which is critical to the efficiency of wound healing.
Aug 10, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
Diabetics may be able to avoid amputation with new therapy soon
It has long been known that macrophages play a key role in the normal wound healing process.
May 29, 2017, 21:13 PM IST
Artificial synthetic spider silk maybe used in wound healing
Researchers for the first time showed how 'click-chemistry' can be used to attach molecules, such as antibiotics or fluorescent dyes, to artificially produced spider silk synthesised by E coli bacteria.
Jan 05, 2017, 14:31 PM IST
This is why wounds take longer time to heal in elderly!
Researchers have found that this happens as a result of disruption in communication between their skin cells and immune system.
Nov 18, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Now, a new compound that can speed up diabetic wound healing
In a breakthrough discovery, researchers have found a compound that accelerates wound healing in diabetes patients, which can help to make new treatment strategies.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:10 PM IST
