Diabetic foot ulcers are open wounds that occur on the feet of people with diabetes. It happens when the blood sugar levels ...

BioStem Technologies, Inc., a developer of placental-derived products for wound care, recently announced that patient ...

Lavior Pharma Inc., a woman-owned pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for chronic and acute conditions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Imaze Marian Davis, DPM, MBA, DABPM, ...

High transepidermal water loss with a cutoff of 30.05 g/m2/h was associated with a higher risk for diabetic foot ulcer recurrence.

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 ...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common and serious complication of diabetes, often recurring even after successful healing.

As a youngster, wound treatment is often limited to bandages and maybe stitches, with a scar being one of the worst potential ...

Reference: Sen CK, Gordillo GM, Roy S, et al. High transepidermal water loss at the site of wound closure is associated with increased recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers: The NIDDK diabetic foot ...

Scientists, working together through the NIDDK Diabetic Foot Consortium, evaluated over 400 study participants who had a diabetic foot ulcer that visually appeared to be closed or healed. They ...

Head-to-head study comparing BioREtain®- processed Amnion Chorion (BR-AC) allograft to standard of care initiated in Q4 2024 ...

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Compromised restoration of the skin barrier function of closed diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), as measured by high transepidermal water loss (TEWL), is ...