Montreal, May 29, 2017 – Diabetic patients frequently have lesions on their feet that are very difficult to heal due to poor blood circulation. In cases of serious non-healing infections, a decision to amputate could be made. A new therapeutic approach, presented recently in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology by Canadian researchers affiliated with the University of...
Tag: <span>wound healing</span>
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Skin cells ‘crawl’ together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer
Research team led by Milica Radisic uses their patented peptide to close non-healing chronic wounds caused by diabetes U of T Engineering researchers Dr. Lewis Reis (at left) and Professor Milica Radisic used their unique peptide-hydrogel biomaterial to close non-healing wounds twice as quickly as commercially available products. Time may not heal all wounds, but...
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Wound healing: The stem cell dynamic
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time the changes in the stem cell dynamics that contribute to wound healing. One of the key questions in biology is to identify how tissues are repaired after trauma and understand how stem cells migrate, proliferate, and differentiate to repair tissue damage. In...
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Eyesight saved… by patches made out of placenta: Dressings are being used in NHS hospitals to promote wound-healing for victims of burns
Dressings made from discs of human placenta are being used in hospitals The victims of eye injuries can see pain reduction of up to 70 per cent Experts say the medical advance has transformed treatment of burns injuries Dressings made from discs of human placenta are being used in NHS hospitals on victims of eye injuries –...
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The stem cell dynamics of wound healing
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time the changes in the stem cell dynamics that contribute to wound healing. One of the key questions in biology is to identify how tissues are repaired after trauma and understand how stem cells migrate, proliferate, and differentiate to repair tissue damage. In a study...