When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, ...

Skin substitutes are cellular- and tissue-based products designed to imitate, replace, and repair damaged skin. They treat ...

Brighton researchers are creating an injectable hydrogel to heal deep chronic wounds, as part of the €7.3m EU-funded ...

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a systemic disease of poor mucocutaneous basement membrane integrity downstream of bi-allelic pathogenic variants in COL7A1. Cutaneous clinical ...

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a rare genetic skin disease caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene encoding type VII collagen. Individuals with RDEB have fragile skin and most ...

Quantitative evaluation of skin wounds is important in tracking the healing process and planning the treatment. For non-invasive and automatic analysis of the wound, segmentation of the wound area ...

Whenever your skin is injured—whether by accident or from surgery — your body works to repair the wound. As your skin heals, a scar may form, as this is a natural part of the healing process. The ...

Skin for grafting is in short supply in ordinary times, and in times of war, it is especially necessary. A pioneering study, driven by the ongoing war and the surge in severe burn wounds ...

The high prevalence rate and heavy direct and indirect disease burden of complex wounds indicate that health policies for early detection and prevention of complex wounds in elders are urgently needed ...

Genetically engineered skin grafts exhibited a long-term ability to heal large, chronic wounds in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, according to study results published in ...

Effective wound care is critical for patients recovering from surgery or managing chronic or non-healing wounds. Advances in treatment have led to the development of skin substitutes ...