Wound assessment by medical professionals relies largely on visual inspection, which can be challenging due to its subjective ...

Why binge drinkers are slower to heal from their wounds Date: April 8, 2014 Source: Loyola University Health System Summary: Binge drinking has such a negative effect on wound healing, and a new ...

Researchers at Stanford University have designed a smart bandage capable of monitoring wounds’ healing in real time, as well as accelerate tissue growth and blood flow around them while reducing ...

They found that human wounds took more than twice as long to heal as wounds of any of the other mammals. Our slow healing may be a result of an evolutionary trade-off we made long ago, when we ...