E-cigarette use, including vaping, is often seen as a safer and trendier alternative to traditional tobacco products. However ...

Wound repair (healing) involves several different processes ... In this process, keratinocytes (a type of epithelial cell that makes a tough, insoluble protein called keratin; epithelial cells ...

In this study, we examined the influence of mechanical strain on alveolar epithelial wound healing. For this purpose, we adopted the “organ-on-a-chip” approach, which provides the possibility of ...

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 13 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading ...

In particular, MSCs can accelerate wound healing through the secretion of factors related ... and hBD-3 are the main functional peptides in humans expressed by many epithelial cells, granulocytes, and ...

Dr. Lisa Ramaut from the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the Brussels University Hospital (UZ ...

This milestone opens a window to newer possibilities in the fields of wound healing, soft robotics, artificial skin, and drug ...

We all encounter gels in daily life—from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair to the jelly-like components in ...

Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a unique ...

In the heat of combat, every second counts to treat soldiers injured on the battlefield. A $1.5 million U.S. Department of ...