HAMILTON, Ontario, Dec. 17 (UPI) --Soap and water is the standard method of washing wounds before surgery the same as it is at home, however researchers found in a new study that cleaning wounds with ...

If you fall and notice you are bleeding, your first step may be to grab a first aid kit and clean the wound to avoid infection. Antiseptics like hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol are commonly used ...

For hundreds of years, humans have used maggots to remove dead and damaged tissue from wounds. The slimy critters leave the healthy, live tissue completely unharmed. It’s unquestionably disgusting–and ...

In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology study, researchers review how the wound microbiota interferes with skin repair processes and facilitates infection onset by modulating host immune responses.