New stem cell population may hold key to skin tissue repairs
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John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2012
Researchers have identified a new stem cell population in the skin epidermis that is responsible for tissue repair. The finding could lead to new wound care treatments, they say.
Pilot shows promise in healing skin tears
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Feb 04, 2016
A new program for acute treatment of skin tears may help reduce wound healing times and healthcare costs.
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: normally helpful cells can sabotage wound healing
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John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2013
Recovery can be delayed when the body produces too many mast cells, which are normally helpful. At least, that’s according to an article published in the July issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology....
New skin patch helps keep diabetic foot ulcers at bay
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Amy Novotney
Jan 01, 2015
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a drug delivered through a skin patch that not only helps diabetic foot ulcers heal faster, but prevents the wounds from recurring.
Plants and animals inspire tissue-restoring dressings
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
Engineers have developed two new nano ber dressings that accelerate healing and improve tissue regeneration. Both dressings — created by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering...
New treatment may dispense old ideas about wound care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
Imagine rolling a tape dispenser over a wound, leaving behind a strip of cells that will generate new skin. Researchers at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Hospital are getting close. They...
Ask the treatment expert … about determining what is really a pressure ulcer
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Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
May 08, 2015
Clinicians may have difficulty in determining if a wound is truly a pressure ulcer. It is essential to not only assess the wound, but also perform a complete skin assessment and obtain a history. To be...
Pregnant paws: Fish skins a success at healing wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
A technique being explored as a treatment for human wounds helped save the lives of three bears in California this winter.
Cells ‘flock’ to heal skin wounds: study
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John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2013
Rice University scientists have determined that skin cells coordinate their motions as they race to cover and ultimately heal wounds. Investigators compared this motion to the way many birds swoop and...