Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Delayed wound healing in neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers has been related to excess matrix metalloprotease ...

Sucrose octasulfate dressing (UrgoStart Contact, Laboratoires Urgo Medical) shows promise as an option for treating neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers, new research finds. Results from a randomized, ...

Over time type 2 diabetes can affect all body parts, including the feet. When blood sugars are not controlled, moist areas in ...

A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden. Their study, ...

Viruses may be getting a lot of bad press lately, but it’s important to remember that there are some species that may be helpful to us. Bacteriophages (or just phages) are viruses that prey on ...

There is insufficient evidence to know whether dressings reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery and, in some cases, leaving a wound exposed may be better, say researchers. There is ...

A wound dressing made from a nanocellulose mesh detects early signs of infection in skin wounds by monitoring pH. A nanocellulose-based wound dressing has been developed by researchers at Linköping ...

The medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on antimicrobial agents in topical antimicrobial dressings for locally infected leg ulcers. Evidence was taken from several sources and ...

Q. If a wound is infected with anaerobic bacteria, are there specific dressings that should not be used? A. Despite concerns that occlusive dressings may encourage anaerobic growth by providing an ...

Doctors healed a 46-year-old diabetic mans infected foot using maggots, honey and human placenta, after regular antibiotics didn't work. Foot ulcers are a common complication of diabetes. Poor ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

The skin is the largest organ of the human body. A wound disrupts the normal function of the skin and can take a long time to heal, be very painful for the patient and may, in a worst case scenario, ...