MC1R is best known for something quite different from wound healing: the gene is responsible for red hair and very fair skin.

A "spray-on skin" which coats a wound with a layer of skin cells could help healing, according to US and Canadian researchers. The spray was tested on 228 people with leg ulcers, which are painful ...

A Mesa medical manufacturer of wound care products has achieved a milestone in its development of a treatment of leg ulcers that are difficult to heal. BioLab Holdings has started clinical trials for ...

A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home. Nearly half a million Australians live with ...

Q: I'm embarrassed to ask about this problem, but my elderly mother frequently loses control of her bladder and wets herself. Can anything be done? A: Unfortunately, your mother isn't alone - urinary ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Millions of people are living with chronic wounds in the United States and the numbers are growing. Chronic wounds are more prevalent among the 30.3 million Americans diagnosed with ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) Millions of Americans suffer from wounds that don't heal, and while most are associated with diabetes, this new study has identified autoimmune diseases as another underlying cause.

One of the most dangerous complications of diabetes is a foot ulcer that won't heal, but now a preliminary study finds that a type of stem cell found in body fat may be a powerful remedy for these ...