Singapore scientists may have found a new way to help patients with diabetes avoid foot amputations by improving the healing ...

A global DNA deep dive shows why E. coli infections in diabetic foot wounds can be so stubborn, dangerous, and hard to treat.

Singapore scientists have found a new way to disarm antibiotic-resistant bacteria and speed up chronic wound healing using ...

In diabetics, wounds tend to progress quickly and heal slowly. Researchers have used electricity to heal diabetic wounds three times faster, which offers great potential for treating those with ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

Diabetes significantly complicates the wound healing process through multiple mechanisms that work against the body’s natural recovery abilities. High blood glucose levels damage blood vessels, ...

Chronic diabetic skin wounds are notoriously slow to heal, sometimes becoming so infected that amputations are required. A newly identified polymer could help keep that from happening, by radically ...

For people with diabetes, a simple cut or scrape can become a gateway to serious health complications. Understanding why wound care holds such critical importance helps create awareness about ...

A new hydrogel formulation restores blood flow to diabetic wounds and helps them heal. The corresponding study was published in Burns & Trauma and may allow diabetic wounds to heal in days instead of ...

The US has a diabetic wound problem. An estimated 1 million patients with diabetes in the US develop a foot ulcer annually. These patients have a 15-fold increased risk for amputation; the American ...