Wound Healing

Graphene oxide can make amyloid peptides in Alzheimer’s less toxic … SGLT2 inhibitors among diabetes meds that may prevent Parkinsons, study says … Bioprinted skin can speed up wound healing …...

Long-term care communities can reduce costs and staff time required to care for people who have pressure ulcers by using wound-specific oral nutritional supplements (WS-ONS), a new study finds.

Treatment with 14% esmolol hydrochloride gel resulted in significantly greater diabetic foot wound closure compared to standard wound care alone. Patients with conditions that impede healing also benefited,...

A healing protein that is active in fetuses, but largely inactive in adults and absent in diabetic adults, could be the key to improving treatment of diabetic wounds.

Physician researchers urge other diabetic multidisciplinary foot teams to explore what they say is a practical and financially feasible treatment option.

Flu vaccine lowers blood clot and brain bleed odds … More white people dying from dementia than other races: CDC … Wound healing breakthrough resists pathogens … Removing need for anti-rejection...

Biomedical engineers said they have created a new wound dressing that contracts in response to body heat and prevents bacterial growth.

While moisture promotes wound healing, what about those wounds that have a lot of drainage?

Severe Vitamin D deficiency increases dementia risk by 125%, historically large study shows … Stress helps wound healing? … Government approves new MRSA drug

Alzheimer’s blood test approaches 90% accuracy … Sandalwood aromatherapy could aid wound healing … LTC stakeholders develop strategies to improve person-centered dementia care …...