Researchers create a biomimetic model to study wound healing in burn and laceration wounds. The team designed an in vitro model system made of fibroblasts embedded in a collagen hydrogel. Wounds were ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cuts, scrapes, burns—we all experience them and reach for home remedies we think are tried and true. But are we helping the healing process or making it worse? Today, we’re setting ...

The sudden pain of a minor kitchen burn sends most people rushing for commercial burn creams or ointments tucked away in medicine cabinets. Yet these pharmaceutical options, while convenient, often ...

Successful wound healing relies on precisely balanced inflammation, yet how inflammatory signals are coordinated over time ...

In an effort to help burn victims, Brazilian doctors are turning to an unconventional, never-been-tested-before source for skin bandage: tilapia skin. Patients undergoing treatment in the landmark ...

Second-degree burns occur when heat, chemicals, light, or electricity damage the first two layers of your skin. The appearance of a second-degree burn sets them apart from a less severe first-degree ...

A DNA hydrogel engineered from tetrahedral nanostructures accelerates burn wound healing by directing immune cell behavior, reducing inflammation, and supporting tissue regeneration through structural ...

Placenta grafting yields remarkable results for third-degree burns. Third-degree burns are being healed using placenta. The use of placenta in medicine is not new, but the results of Mary Townsend’s ...