A study by researchers from Cairo University showed that the ammania waterwort (Bergia ammannioides) has great potential as a wound treatment. This study, which was published in the journal Pharmaceutical Biology, used in vitro and in vivo experiments to determine the biological activities of the plant. For a wound to heal, it has to undergo three steps, […]
A study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, showed the potential of Haliotis diversicolor shell in treating burns. The group of researchers, which was composed of scientists from National Sun Yat-sen University, I-Shou University, and China Medical University, looked into the effects of H. diversicolor on in vivo and in vitro models for burn injuries. […]
Food waste from fish found to have a biomedical application: Collagen in fish scales promotes wound healing
“Let food be your medicine” gets a slightly different take with this study: Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a novel use for fish scales, which are commonly discarded in the cooking process. Their study, published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, found that the collagen present in fish scales has the potential to be used in various […]