This Fish’s Skin Might Hold the Key to Better Burn Treatments
The future of burn and wound care is looking fishy—in a good way. New research suggests that a greater variety of fish skins ...
Philippine researchers say milkfish skin can be used to treat severe burns, skin wounds
It is as effective as the already widely used Nile tilapia skin, their study has shown. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Scientists investigate milkfish skin for treating severe burns
Pioneering research from the Ateneo de Manila University could turn bangus fish skin—a common byproduct of the Philippine fishing industry, often discarded as waste—into an invaluable medical resource ...
Vitamin D and keloid scars: Researchers find inhibiting enzyme could lead to treatment
Keloids are fibrotic scars that extend beyond the boundaries of the original wound, often causing physical disfigurement and ...
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Fractional CO2 Laser Shows Promise in Treating Postburn Hypertrophic Scars in Skin of Color
Fractional CO2 laser therapy improved mature hypertrophic burn scars, reducing vascularity, pigmentation, and pliability ...
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Ateneo studies ‘bangus’ skin for burn treatment
WHEN a person suffers severe skin damage, doctors usually apply artificial skin to protect the injured area. But what if the skin of milkfish, a common byproduct of the Philippine fishing industry, is ...
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Vitamin D and keloid scars: A new path to treatment
In an exciting advancement for dermatological science, researchers have uncovered the pivotal role of vitamin D and the enzyme CYP24A1 in the development of keloid scars—an elusive and challenging ...
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Ateneo scientists investigate bangus milkfish skin for treating severe burns
The Ateneo scientists found that milkfish (Chanos chanos, better known as “bangus” in the Philippines) could give doctors an ...