Microtubules (MTs) are intracellular polymers that provide structure to the cell, serve as railways for intracellular transport, and regulate many cellular activities, including cell migration. The dynamicity and function of the MT cytoskeleton are determined in large part by its regulatory proteins, including the recently discovered MT severing enzyme Fidgetin-like 2 (FL2).
Read MoreScarless Laboratories Inc., an early stage biotechnology company based at UCLA, has received federal clearance to conduct two clinical studies of its patented compound to heal scar tissue. The 14-year-old company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had given a green light for a phase I and phase II trial to study a peptide to promote wound healing and improve scar appearance.
Read MoreACS Clinical Congress 2018 — Prescient Surgical announced publication of clinical data in Surgical Infections on CleanCision, its novel irrigating wound retraction and protection system, which is commercially available in the United States and approved for use in Europe.
Read MoreAmazon’s latest move into the healthcare arena will be focused on helping consumers manage their diabetes or cardiovascular conditions, according to an announcement from Arcadia Group, a brand consultancy firm partnered with the online retail giant.
Read MoreResearchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a laser-based ray device that can change the size and shape of a block of gel-like material that has human or bacterial cells growing on it, an innovation that could help scientists understand how to someday grow replacement tissues and organs for implants.
Read MoreThe start-up medical device company Surgical Innovation Associates (SIA) recently announced their first product to achieve FDA clearance, and it’s one that will be of high interest to healthcare professionals who have been watching the ongoing debate around surgical mesh.
Read MoreNon-ablative fractional laser (NAFL) exposure could be an effective preventative treatment for reducing the appearance of surgical scars, according to a study recently published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Read MoreHealogics®, the nation’s wound healing expert, is proud to participate in a national diabetes awareness campaign October 29 through November 2. This campaign will highlight the important connection between diabetes and chronic wounds and their recurrence.
Read MoreBiomedical engineers have demonstrated that, by injecting an elastic biomaterial made from ordered and disordered proteins, a scaffold can form that responds to temperature and easily integrates into tissue.
Read MoreA single-cell transcriptome analysis has spelled out the activity of skin stem cells as they respond to skin injuries and participate in the processes that heal these wounds.
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