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Surgical stitches are good for helping wounds heal, but they can pop open with too much movement. Scientists in China have now turned that weakness into a strength, developing stitches that generate an electric charge when stretched and heal wounds fas… Continue reading Smart stitches generate electricity on movement for faster healing
For some time now, scientists have known that electrical stimulation speeds the healing of chronic wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers. A thin, flexible, inexpensive new bandage delivers that healing current right to the wound site, and it’s activated … Continue reading Water-powered “electric bandage” sticks it to slow-healing wounds
For the first time ever, a wild male orangutan in Sumatra has been spotted tending to a wound on his face in an ingenious way. The technique worked, adding even more cred to the intelligence of this striking and endangered species of great ape.Continue… Continue reading Wild orangutan engaged in never-before-seen wound-healing behavior
Mussels and silkworms may soon be indirectly responsible for saving people’s lives. Scientists have used proteins from both animals to develop an internal wound dressing that stops bleeding and prevents infections.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sci… Continue reading Mussels and silkworms ally to thwart internal bleeding and infection
Using a cold plasma jet to activate hydrogel, researchers have created a dressing with antibacterial and wound-healing properties. The technology could be used as an alternative to current treatments that rely on antibiotics to treat chronic wounds, su… Continue reading Stubborn wounds meet their match in cold plasma jet-charged dressing
While infected wounds definitely aren’t a good thing, neither is the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria which may occur due to overuse of the drugs. That’s where a new type of cotton bandage comes in, as it kills microbes without resorting … Continue reading Augmented-cotton bandage kills bacteria without using antibiotics
While sutures and staples suffice for closing most wounds, they can damage delicate tissue, plus they may allow fluids to leak out when applied to internal organs. Scientists have thus set about improving an alternative wound-closure method known as ti… Continue reading Glowing particles help guide the process of soldering wounds closed
For the first time, scientists have been able to establish that our perception of the passing of time can independently influence how a wound will heal. While preliminary, this novel study opens the door to a better understanding of the mind-body conne… Continue reading Wound healing affected by perception of time that’s passed
It has been known for some time now that chemicals produced by certain ants have antibiotic properties. For the first time ever, however, one species of ant has recently been observed actually using those chemicals to treat infected battle wounds on ot… Continue reading Ants produce life-saving antibiotics for treating infected wounds
Around one million people every year suffer from a parasitic condition known as cutaneous leishmaniasis. Spread by sandfly bites, the parasite causes nasty skin ulcerations but for many people the wounds are unexpectedly pain-free. For decades scientis… Continue reading Pain-blocking parasite points to non-opioid painkillers