Beyond infection control, the research points to scarless healing as the future frontier of burn care. By combining smart biomaterials with cell-based therapies, scientists aim to regenerate skin that ...

A late-stage clinical trial found that a topical spray called peceleganan (PL-5) helped adults with mild infected burn wounds ...

Heating pads are one of the most common household pain relief tools. Millions of people reach for them to ease back pain, ...

A new Phase IIIb trial found that a synthetic peptide derived from bee and butterfly biology outperformed placebo in healing ...

A phase IIIb trial found that the antimicrobial peptide spray peceleganan (PL-5) significantly improved complete healing and bacterial clearance in mild infected burn wounds without systemic ...

A new mouse study shows that non-viable probiotic cells, or paraprobiotics, can suppress bacterial virulence factors and ...

Silvadene (silver sulfadiazine) cream is primarily used to prevent and treat infections in second- and third-degree burn wounds. It kills a wide range of bacteria and yeast that can cause sepsis. It ...

Burn injury disrupts the skin’s primary protective barrier, exposing underlying tissues to a diverse microbial milieu and creating a niche for rapid colonisation and infection. Management begins with ...

Serious burn victims are immunocompromised and may be missing skin on parts of their body, and this makes them highly vulnerable to bacteria. Thanks to progress in intensive care, they are ...

Before modern-day medicine, home remedies for burns called for products often found in the kitchen, including butter or oil, egg whites and ice. Ice is still considered a common burn remedy as it ...