New research suggests there may be a more effective method to detect bacteria during wound debridement. Over 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds -- wounds that do not heal after a few ...

The effect of the inhibitor upon plasmin and trypsin was also studied to evaluate its potential interference with therapy utilizing fibrinolytic enzymes. In addition, some preliminary observations ...

A deeper look into the apparent self-defense mechanisms of these bacteriophage-resistant bacteria revealed their secret weapon: a group of enzymes called restriction endonucleases, or restriction ...

Enzymes lower the activation energy necessary to transform a reactant into a product. On the left is a reaction that is not catalyzed by an enzyme (red), and on the right is one that is (green).

Wound care: When you are admitted to the burn unit, your wounds will get an initial cleaning, or debridement. You may need sedation and pain medication for this process. There are many types of ...

When physicians clean out a wound (debride), they aim to eliminate as much bacteria as possible. However, they have a significant limitation: not all germs can be detected by the human eye ...

When physicians debride, or clean out, a wound, they remove as much bacteria as possible. However, they face one key ...

The researchers found that the beneficial bacterium can promote skin cell movements that are essential for wound closure by ...

How does your body speed up these important reactions? The answer is enzymes. Enzymes in our bodies are catalysts that speed up reactions by helping to lower the activation energy needed to start a ...

When physicians debride, or clean out, a wound, they remove as much bacteria as possible. However, they face one key limitation — not all bacteria can be seen by the human eye, and some may be ...

When physicians debride (clean out) a wound, they remove as much bacteria as possible. However, they face one key limitation—not all bacteria can be seen by the human eye, and some may be missed ...