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Clean Or Boiled Tap Water Is As Good As Saline At Cleaning Acute Wounds, Study Finds
January 22, 2008 — Using drinkable tap water to clean wounds does not increase infection rates, according to the findings. There is, however, no evidence that it reduces infection rates or increases healing rate over ... > full story -
Skin Care: Scar-Free Healing Shown With Gene Suppression
January 21, 2008 — New research shows that by suppressing one of the genes that normally switches on in wound cells, wounds can heal faster and reduce scarring. This has major implications not just for wound victims ... > full story -
Treating Venous Leg Ulcers With Honey Dressings Unlikely To Help Healing
January 9, 2008 — When compared with normal care, treating a leg ulcer with dressings impregnated with honey did not significantly improve the rate of healing, but did lead to a significantly increased number of ... > full story -
Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots
January 4, 2008 — There is new hope for patients with chronic wounds: medical scientists have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients' own cells. It sounds like something from a science fiction ... > full story -
Surgery Without Stitches: Bio-Film From Crab Shells Seals Surgical Wounds
December 21, 2007 — A thin polymer bio-film that seals surgical wounds could make sutures a relic of medical history. Measuring just 50 microns, the film is placed on a surgical wound and exposed to an infrared laser, ... > full story -
Artificial Skin System Can Heal Wounds, Research Suggests
December 20, 2007 — A new study in Artificial Organs tested the effects of a wound dressing created with hair follicular cells. The findings reveal that skin substitutes using living hair cells can increase wound ... > full story -
New Minimally Invasive Back Surgery Shows Promising Results, Physicians Report
December 18, 2007 — Each year, 40 to 60 percent of American adults suffer from chronic back pain. More than one million spine surgery procedures are performed annually, with medical costs to treat back pain approaching ... > full story -
Ultrasound Helps Skin Transplants On Open Leg Ulcers 'Take Root' Study Suggests
December 6, 2007 — For skin transplants to "take root", it needs to be ensured that the patient's tissue is properly irrigated with blood. Low-frequency ultrasound can promote this effect. Researchers have developed ... > full story -
Exercise May Play Role In Reducing Inflammation In Damaged Skin Tissue
November 28, 2007 — A new study points to yet another reason for people to remain physically active as they age: A link between moderate exercise and decreased inflammation of damaged skin ... > full story -
Forensics Go High-Tech With CT Autopsies
November 27, 2007 — Radiologists are investigating the use of computed tomography as a tool for civilian medical examiners' autopsies in the US. CT autopsy has the potential to replace conventional autopsy in ... > full story
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