DuPont Industrial Biosciences said it has created the DuPont™ GENENCARE® OSMS MI, a natural active ingredient for personal skin care applications.
Fostering friendly skin bacteria could promote chronic wound healing, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
May 02, 2014
Caregivers might soon be able to heal seniors’ chronic wounds by manipulating the bacteria that live on the skin, according to research out of the University of Manchester Healing Foundation Centre...
Molecule could be harnessed to improve healing of chronic wounds, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 27, 2013
Immune system cells in the skin promote wound healing by producing a particular molecule, according to newly published research. The discovery could lead to more effective treatments for diabetic ulcers...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … blisters
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Apr 04, 2016
Are all blisters pressure ulcers and if they are, how should they be staged?
New oral medication shows promise for more quickly treating MRSA skin infections, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 14, 2013
A new oral antibiotic may effectively treat MRSA-related skin infections more quickly than the only oral drug currently approved, according to research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American...
Reprogrammed cells hold key to healing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
Returning cells to their earliest embryonic state may offer a “potent” resource for healing diabetic foot ulcers, according to a team of Boston-based researchers.
Study supports absorbent products with curly fiber
Jun 21, 2016
A new study supports absorbent products with curly fiber to reduce incontinence-associated skin damage (IASD), according to HARTMANN.
Updates made to adult washcloth
Jun 28, 2017
HARTMANN announced it had updated its pre-moistened adult washcloth formula in its skin-friendly incontinence products portfolio.
Medline introduces new exam gloves
Aug 26, 2014
Medline Industries has introduced the Restore™ nitrile gloves, which features colloidal oatmeal incorporate as a soothing agent.
Ask the treatment expert
By
Donna Sardina
Feb 01, 2009
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute