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 ...

MoMelan Technologies, which raised $1 million in seed funding seven months ago, has made good use of that time and money. The Cambridge-based medical device company is hurtling towards ...

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 ...

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.

Scientists at the University of Chicago have come up with an intriguing potential treatment to combat cocaine and alcohol addictions — a skin graft genetically altered to release molecules that curb ...

Mussels have long been known for the adhesive they produce, which allows them to cling to rocks. The protein responsible has now been utilized in a new skin grafting technique, which reportedly ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

On Monday, Dr. Jennifer Bledsoe-Nix, SPCA Wake’s medical director, successfully performed surgery on Lenny, a homeless hound mix living at the shelter. Bledsoe-Nix said the center takes on many ...