hydrocolloid dressings – contain a gel that encourages the growth of new skin cells in the ulcer, while keeping the surrounding healthy skin dry. What can pressure ulcers lead to? For some people, pressure ulcers are an inconvenience that require minor nursing care. For others, they can be ...
Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have successfully turned back the clock on human skin cells, causing them to revert to an embryonic stem cell-like state from which they can become any cell in the body. The work, published online Sunday by the journalNature, is an independent report sim...
they are relatives of ticks, so tiny as to be almost invisible. Their bites are the biggest thing about them. Actually, they don’t just bite. They inject enzymes into the wound they make in your skin. Those enzymes digest your cells. Yuk!
I have had them for few years. She confirmed it was skin cancer. Then, she injected some local anaesthesia around each wound so that I could not feel any pain while she would scoop out enough cancerous flesh from each wounds. Meanwhile, the Surgeon cleverly kept on talking to me, asking...
. That Romero adheres to this view is shown by his defining theWorldas “the composition of all actual events and processes” ─ the weasel word being ‘actual’. Hopefully, not allpossibleevents are alsoactual; for if they were/are there is “nothing new under the sun” and as far as...
It was Sunday and the city was dead. (The most recent festival had just ended.) Almost everything in the old town was closed. A few souvenir shops were open. The shuttle driver pointed out the Troll Museum and the Polar Museum, but I am not sure they were even open. I never saw ...
Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. During the surgery, after each removal of tissue, and while the patient waits, the tissue is examined for cancer cells. That informs the decision for any needed additional tissue removal. So I did not call...
Many people suggest trying to learn a new language, but you don’t have to make it that complicated. Instead, try learning a new vocabulary word each day. To help, get a word of the day calendar or download an app to your phone.[23] ...
*A word about the harusame – although it’s texture/taste is similar to other types of glass noodles, the Japanese harusame is made in a slightly flat, broad shape like linguine so the resulting texture is the most ideal for mizutaki. However, it is much more expensive than the other...
The word “quantum” when first used by Max Planck referred to an infinitesimally small measure of change at the level of the atom. The collective impact of those infinitesimally small changes have changed the world forever. “Quantum” as adjective refers to a significant quantity. The future ...