Injuries, surgeries and some medical conditions result in wounds. Most of the time, these wounds heal on their own or in an ...

Bandaged wounds need to be checked for infection, yet removing the bandage to check the wound can delay its healing. Australian scientists may have a fix for this paradox, in the form of a dressing ...

Wound inflammation which results in impaired wound healing can have serious consequences for patients. Researchers have discovered a new defensive mechanism which enables our skin to actively kill ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Millions of people are living with chronic wounds in the United States and the numbers are growing. Chronic wounds are more prevalent among the 30.3 million Americans diagnosed with ...

Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) selectively treat the wounded limbs of their fellow ants, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology. Depending on the location of ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, ...

Example of wound care performed with metapleural gland secretions collected from the gland of the individual providing care. The infected ant is marked in white. We first observe wound care by the ...