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Eggshell membrane waste beneficial for wound healing
EU research has brought the benefits of eggshell membrane (ESM) protection from the chick to 'hard-to-heal' open wounds.
Jun 26, 2018
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Preventing fibrosis
Researchers at Cardiff University and the Wales Kidney Research Unit have discovered a potential new method for preventing the process that causes scar formation in organs.
Feb 9, 2018
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New technology for accelerated wound healing discovered
Researchers at Uppsala University and SLU have found a new way of accelerating wound healing. The technology and the mode of action method published in the highly ranked journal PNAS involves using lactic acid bacteria as ...
Feb 6, 2018
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Unexpected helpers in wound healing
Nerve cells in the skin help wounds to heal. When an injury occurs, cells known as glial cells change into repair cells and disseminate into the wound, where they help the skin to regenerate, researchers from the University ...
Jan 24, 2018
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Science fiction and folk medicine inspire novel wound dressings
A relatively inexpensive egg-based formula and a Star Trek-like plasma patch can accelerate healing of serious and chronic wounds, which affect millions of Europeans every year.
Jan 8, 2018
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WFIRM wound healing technology licensed to XCell Biologix
A potential new cell-free treatment for severe burns and chronic wounds that was developed by scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been exclusively licensed to XCell Biologix, a private ...
Dec 11, 2017
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Topical gel made from oral blood pressure drugs shown effective in healing chronic wounds
An international team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins has shown that a topical gel made from a class of common blood pressure pills that block inflammation pathways speeds the healing of chronic skin wounds in mice and ...
Nov 1, 2017
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Mature B lymphocytes accelerate the healing of diabetic ulcers, other skin injuries
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has found a surprising potential solution to a persistent clinical problem - the healing of chronic wounds. In their report published in Wound Repair and Regeneration, ...
Oct 25, 2017
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Patients with open wounds get unproven treatments
Carol Emanuele beat cancer. But for the past two years, the Philadelphia woman has been fighting her toughest battle yet. She has an open wound on the bottom of her foot that leaves her unable to walk and prone to deadly ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Reducing inflammation protects stem cells during wound repair
Scientists have found a new way to protect stem cells from harsh inflammation during wound repair. In a study recently published in the journal Cytotherapy, researchers in India discovered that treating mice with a common ...
Jul 20, 2017
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