Biomedical technology
Upcycling frog skin into clinical-grade collagen for chronic wounds and skin healing
A new clinical-grade collagen made from discarded bullfrog skin is leapfrogging from the lab bench to clinics soon.
Jul 27, 2022
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News tagged with foot ulcers
Diabetes
Diabetes drug gets FDA warning due to amputation risk
(HealthDay)—The type 2 diabetes prescription drug canagliflozin (brand names Invokana, Invokamet, Invokamet XR) appears to increase the risk of leg and foot amputations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
May 17, 2017
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Diabetes
New bandage for foot ulcers could revolutionize diabetes treatment
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes. Produced by 3D bioprinting, the ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Diabetes
Study links diabetic foot ulcers with higher risk of death, heart attack and stroke
(Medical Xpress)—People with diabetes who develop foot ulcers are at more risk of dying prematurely than those without the complication, finds a new large-scale study. The researchers say the findings highlight the potential ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Diabetes
Amputation risk up for Black, rural residents with diabetic foot ulcers
Rural patients identifying as Black have more than a 10 percent absolute increased risk for major leg amputation or death compared with the overall cohort of adult Medicare patients hospitalized with a diabetic foot ulcer, ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical research
Smart bandage technology provides instant updates on the condition of chronic wounds through a mobile app
Injuries that fail to heal within three months, such as many diabetic foot ulcers, can require years of treatment and significant healthcare resources. A sensor-laden bandage developed by a research team at King Abdullah ...
Oct 20, 2016
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Diabetes
Microchannel-containing nanofiber aerogels with small protein molecule enable accelerated diabetic wound healing
A collaborative team of scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and the University of Nebraska Medical Center has developed a fibrous aerogel that promotes faster and more effective healing of diabetic ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Diabetes
First-ever research network tackles diabetic foot complications
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, six U.S. research institutions are launching the first-ever multicenter network to study diabetic foot ulcers, a common and burdensome complication of diabetes and the leading ...
Jul 24, 2020
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Diabetes
Arginine and proline enriched diet may speed wound healing in diabetes
Chronic wounds such as foot ulcers are a common problem for diabetics and are the cause of more than 80 percent of the lower leg amputations in these patients. There is currently no effective way to improve healing of these ...
Nov 15, 2012
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Diabetes
Pre-clinical research shows promising treatment for diabetic wounds using stem cells
Pre-clinical research has generated some very promising findings using adult stem cells for the treatment of diabetic wounds. The research carried out by scientists at the National University of Ireland Galway, is published ...
Mar 13, 2013
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