For the first time, scientists have combined the six primary skin cell types with specialized hydrogels to ‘print’ a thick, multilayered skin that, when transplanted, successfully integrated ...

A water-powered electric bandage can heal serious wounds 30% quicker than conventional treatments, according to a new study. The cheap-to-produce dressing uses an electric field to promote healing in ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A new type of bioprinted skin could revolutionize how we replace human skin going forward.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A new type of water-powered bandage could make it much easier for slow-healing wounds to ...

You nick yourself while cutting an onion, drawing blood. Or maybe you bump into your coffee table, scraping your shin. There are endless ways to break the skin. And as we age, our bodies become less ...

BOSTON – A parasitic worm could help skin wounds heal faster and better. Skin wounds must close quickly to avoid infection but this rapid closure promotes the formation of scar tissue rather than ...

Recent findings published in The American Journal of Pathology report that a class of small RNAs (microRNAs) known as microRNA-29 can restore normal skin structure rather than producing a wound ...

Scientists discovered that nanosilicates can help the body grow new blood vessels, which is essential for healing wounds and damaged tissues. This finding could lead to better treatments for injuries ...

The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, or maintaining hair growth. But as research from Rockefeller University has ...