Background: Stress, both acute and chronic, can impair cutaneous wound repair, which has previously been mechanistically ascribed to stress-induced elevations of cortisol. Here we aimed to examine an ...

Skin wound closure occurs when keratinocytes migrate from the edge of the wound and re-epithelialize the epidermis. Their migration takes place primarily before any vascularization is established, ...

Tissue repair is fundamental to our survival as tissues are challenged by recurrent damage. During mammalian skin repair, cells respond by migrating and proliferating to close the wound. However, the ...

Assessment and documentation should be carried out at least weekly. The exception is when there is evidence of deterioration, in which case both the wound and the patient’s overall management must be ...

Abstract: Non-healing skin wounds inflict nearly 5 million Americans each year, and translate into multi-billion dollar healthcare costs. Tissue engineering approaches using cell-based dermal, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Honey may serve as a wound-healing agent for scalp wounds, especially in patients who are poor surgical ...

damage, infection is best managed in a hospital. Scarring and contractures connote long-term disfigurement and disability, both of which are indications for specialized care. Patients with burns who ...

Taken together, these studies demonstrate how stress, with its associated elevation of the stress hormone epinephrine, can impair cutaneous wound healing: by activation of the epidermal keratinocyte ...