This process may make your skin crawl — but it could also be regrown. Bioengineers from Columbia University have found a way of growing skin in the shape of hands — which could be a game-changer for ...

While bioengineered skin holds great promise for people such as burn victims, the material has so far only been produced in flat sheets. Now, however, scientists have devised a method of growing it in ...

Skin grafting involves surgically removing skin from one area of the body and transplanting it to another. A skin graft may be needed for many medical reasons, including loss of skin due to injury, ...

NEW YORK, NY--If you’ve ever tried giftwrapping an odd-shaped present like a teddy bear, you can appreciate the challenge that surgeons face when grafting artificial skin onto an injured body part.

Reducing a skin graft’s responsiveness to its physical environment could help improve healing and reduce scarring from large injuries like burns or blast wounds, according to our recent study ...

A potential new surgical treatment for cocaine and alcohol addiction only goes skin deep, but could leave a long-lasting impact. University researchers Xiaoyang Wu and Ming Xu have seen mice hooked on ...

Skin from cod and tilapia is being used to treat burns and other skin damage. Icelandic biotechnology company Kerecis has developed an FDA-approved cod-skin treatment that can speed up burn healing ...

The bioengineered creation has the full thickness of natural skin and was able to speed healing and reduce scarring in animal experiments. Reading time 2 minutes A team of scientists may have ...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kerecis, the company pioneering the use of sustainably sourced fish skin in cellular therapy and tissue regeneration, will present its expanding portfolio of fish-skin ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The dermis—the mid-layer of skin containing hair follicles, blood vessels, and glands—is one of the body’s best defenses against infection and ...

Bioengineers have developed a way to grow engineered skin in three-dimensional shapes, including a seamless 'glove' of skin that could be slipped onto a severely burned hand. If you've ever tried gift ...

Kellen Chen receives funding from the Plastic Surgery Foundation Translational Grant Award and C-DOCTOR (supported by the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research and National Institutes ...