There are several different types of scars. Scars form from scar tissue to fill in the gaps caused by a skin wound. Scars are the body’s way of repairing skin that was damaged due to a variety of ...

Now, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered how a rarely studied cell type controls the formation of scar tissue in spinal cord injuries. Activating a molecular pathway within these cells, the ...

Doctors at the four hospitals—Ochsner Health, Tulane Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, and USC Keck—who evaluated me for a liver ...

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A new report says that 13 percent of cancers are linked to bacteria or viruses. Vaccines and treatments offer powerful ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to ...

This month, we spoke with Basma Hameed, founder of Basma Beauty. Hameed is a third-degree burn survivor who grew up with a ...

Findings suggest approaches to limit fibrotic scarring could improve outcomes for GBM patients receiving surgical, radiation ...

A woman who developed a rare type of cancer linked to her breast implants has warned that others with similar implants could ...

Implanting a pouch of stem-cell-derived pancreas cells under the skin of type 1 diabetics has enabled them to live without ...

The latest clinical trial results from Eli Lilly show the drug manufacturer's once-weekly insulin injection is just as ...