An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

Researchers found that a common antibiotic-resistant bacterium prevents wounds from healing by chemically paralyzing skin cells rather than attacking them directly. Scientists from an international ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among people with diabetes, those who develop foot ulcers seem to die earlier than those without the complication, a new study finds. Over time, diabetes can damage the ...

You might expect a serious medical problem like diabetic foot pain to cause throbbing pain, swelling or at least a little discomfort. But a diabetic foot ulcer, one of the most dangerous complications ...

New research led by King's College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on the ...

The diabetic foot ulcer that cost Otis Dahmer one of his little toes began with what appeared to be nothing more than dry, flaking skin. Not being “much of a moisturizer guy,” Dahmer said, he didn’t ...

PITTSBURG, Mo. — A diagnosis of diabetes can point to several more risks to keep in mind—including diabetic foot ulcers. “Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the most common reasons for people to be ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

Diabetic foot ulcer recurrence may now be more predictable due to a study that identifies compromised skin barrier function as a key warning sign. Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was ...

Veterans who survive the horrors of war or the other dangers of military service often die years later from a silent but deadly scourge: diabetic foot ulcers, open sores or lesions that typically ...

Sores on the feet can signal problems with the eyes in patients with diabetes. Prior research and anecdotal experience show that diabetic foot ulcers and diabetic retinopathy frequently co-occur. New ...