Researchers at Spain’s CNIO have mapped 20,000 distinct DNA repair “scars,” building the first human REPAIRome. This atlas ...

For those of us living with acne scars, surgery scars, stretch marks, or other permanent marks left by long-ago wounds, it can sometimes feel disheartening when, after slathering on countless serums ...

Disruptions during wound healing phases (inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling) can result in scar formation. Higher levels of inflammatory markers (TGF-β1, TGF- β2, VEGF) and type 1 collagen ...

(HealthDay News) — If a scar becomes too unsightly or interferes with normal movement, you may be a candidate for scar repair surgery, sometimes called scar revision. The ADAM Encyclopedia says ...

When I was a young child, I had a cut and was taken to the emergency room. The wound was glued together and to this day, I ...

Accidents, burns, and medical procedures can leave lasting memories on our skin, but a new experimental topical cream could help erase those scars.

Pope Francis awoke Thursday after a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, problems that ...

You can always be judged by your scars. This is the idea that sums up one of the new breakthroughs in basic and biomedical research published today in the journal Science, an achievement of the ...