News tagged with skin ulcers
French study suggests maggots may clean wounds faster than surgery
(Medical Xpress) -- For thousands of years, people have used maggots to clean out wounds, particularly in battlefield situations when there were few other options. Use of maggots (fly larvae) virtually disappeared ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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US probes mystery disease killing Arctic seals
US scientists are hoping to uncover answers behind a mysterious disease that has emerged in Arctic seal populations, causing skin lesions, lethargy and death, officials said Friday.
Oct 15, 2011 |
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New delivery system for Viagra ingredient
Scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of a potential new delivery system for the biological signaling agent responsible for the effects of Viagra. It could be used to deliver the ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Objective evidence of skin infestation lacking in patients with diagnosis of delusional infestation
Among patients with a diagnosis of delusional skin infestation, neither biopsies nor patient-provided specimens provided objective evidence of skin infestation, according to a report posted online today that will be published ...
May 16, 2011 |
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New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Study reveals possible link between IBD therapy and skin cancer
Findings from a new retrospective cohort study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego indicate that patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), especially ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Parasites persuade immune cells to invite them in for dinner, says new research
The parasites that cause leishmaniasis use a quirky trick to convince the immune system to effectively invite them into cells for dinner, according to a new study published today in PLoS Pathogens. The re ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Study: Stockings for stroke patients don't work
(AP) -- Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don't work, a new study reported Wednesday.
May 27, 2009 |
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Study: Diabetes drug lowers amputation risk
(AP) -- Doctors who gave diabetics a drug originally intended to lower patients' cholesterol found it reduced their risk of so-called minor amputation by 36 percent, a new analysis of research says. Researchers in Australia, ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 21, 2009 |
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Human stem cells promote healing of diabetic ulcers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Treatment of chronic wounds is a continuing clinical problem and socio-economic burden with diabetic foot ulcers alone costing the NHS £300 million a year. Scientists in Bristol have found ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Frog's immune system is key in fight against killer virus
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered how changes to a frog's immune system may be the key to beating a viral infection which is devastating frog populations across the UK.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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