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When healing turns to scarring: Research reveals why it happens and how to stop it
Sep 18, 2008 |
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For the first time, research from The University of Western Ontario has revealed the mechanisms involved in the origin of scarring or fibrotic diseases, as well as a way to control it. The study, led by Andrew Leask of the ...
Scientists find facial scars increase attractiveness
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found.
Expert: Surgical gel has injured women
Feb 11, 2008 |
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A leading gynecologist in New Zealand alleges Confluent SprayGel has caused internal scarring in several women who used the surgical gel.
Biodegradable film reduces surgical scarring
Jan 29, 2008 |
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A new, biodegradable film designed to reduce the severity of scarring following open heart surgery in young children appears to be safe and effective, according to researchers attending the annual meeting of the Society of ...
Understanding hair biology could pave way for treating disorder
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A change in the way we process lipids could mean relief for those who suffer from cicatricial alopecia, or scarring hair loss.
Skin care: new research into scar-free healing
Jan 21, 2008 |
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New research from the University of Bristol shows that by suppressing one of the genes that normally switches on in wound cells, wounds can heal faster and reduce scarring. This has major implications not ...
Court ruling hurts asbestos workers
Oct 19, 2007 |
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Welsh factory workers who suffer scarring of the lung tissue from asbestos may have lost their right to file for compensation.
Scarring key to link between obesity and diabetes
Aug 13, 2009 |
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The team, in collaboration with University Hospital Aintree, the University of Warwick and researchers in Sweden, found that people classified as obese and those with pre-diabetes have raised levels of a protein called SPARC, ...
Preventing a broken heart: Research aims to reduce scarring from heart attacks
Dec 14, 2008 |
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A heart damaged by heart attack is usually broken, at least partially, for good. The injury causes excessive scar tissue to form, and this plays a role in permanently keeping heart muscle from working at full capacity.
Surgeons remove gall bladder through belly button to prevent scars
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston are removing gall bladders through a single incision in the belly button to prevent scarring for patients with gall stones. The procedure also has the potential ...
Radioactive skin patch can treat cancer
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting. The skin patch, ...
Healing process found to backfire in lung patients
Oct 27, 2008 |
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A mechanism in the body which typically helps a person heal from an injury, may actually be causing patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to get worse, researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health ...
Reducing the damage of a heart attack: Mechanism behind cardiac scarring discovered
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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In the aftermath of a heart attack, the body's own defenses may contribute to future heart failure. Authors of a new study believe they have identified a protein that plays an important role in a process that replaces dead ...
Shellfish and inkjet printers may hold key to faster healing from surgeries
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Using the natural glue that marine mussels use to stick to rocks, and a variation on the inkjet printer, a team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has devised a new way of making medical adhesives that ...
Researchers assessing health impacts of one of the nation's largest environmental disasters
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, MT, have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune disorders, and causing to ...
