Wounds

Diabetes: How High Blood Sugar Can Delay In Healing Eye Wounds

Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found mechanisms that delay wound healing in the eye among people with diabetes. 

Jul 19, 2023, 18:06 PM IST

Sugar can help in treating poor-healing wounds, says study

Researchers believe that the newly-found use for sugar may help tackle the increasing number of non-healing skin wounds associated with age, poor blood supply and diabetes, and could also be an economical advantage for health care providers.

Nov 17, 2017, 17:08 PM IST

Saliva may help promote wound healing: Study

Researchers examined the effects of salivary peptide histatin-1 on angiogenesis or blood vessel formation, which is critical to the efficiency of wound healing.

Aug 10, 2017, 19:47 PM IST

Honey – The secret natural cure for oral cancer wounds!

In a significant finding, after years of research, a group of Indian scientists have found out that honey can help treat oral cancer wounds.

Nov 29, 2016, 23:30 PM IST

This is why wounds take longer time to heal in elderly!

Researchers have found that this happens as a result of disruption in communication between their skin cells and immune system.

Nov 18, 2016, 16:07 PM IST

Treat wounds at home by following these easy steps

There are some everyday wounds, mostly cuts that almost all of us must have experienced. Predominantly, we apply turmeric powder to the the wound so that it stops healing.

Jun 23, 2016, 12:00 PM IST

Gunman wounds Saudi preacher in Philippines: police

An influential Saudi Arabian preacher was shot and wounded in a southern Philippine city on Tuesday, police said, adding security forces killed the gunman.

Mar 02, 2016, 02:01 AM IST