That stubborn paper cut that lingers for days might reveal more about your body than you realize. While most of us assume wound healing follows a simple, predictable timeline, the reality is far more ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO A complication with belly button piercings is rejection, or when your body tries to ...

Q: Thank you so very much for posting about sugar to heal open wounds. Every winter, I get deep fissures in my fingertips from cold, dry air. Not only are they extremely painful, but I also cannot ...

Co-authored by Sofya Yedigarian, Ph.D., and Amy Vigliotti, Ph.D. Have you ever felt like something from your past still haunts you–sometimes subtly, other times like a tidal wave? Maybe you find ...

A new wearable device, a-Heal, combines AI, imaging, and bioelectronics to speed up wound recovery. It continuously monitors wounds, diagnoses healing stages, and applies personalized treatments like ...

We naked apes need Band-Aids, but shedding the fur that speeds healing in other mammals may have helped us evolve other abilities. By Elizabeth Preston Watching wild baboons in Kenya, Akiko ...

Time is often described as the great healer, a universal balm that soothes all wounds. The phrase "Time heals all wounds" is frequently used to comfort those in pain, promising that as days, months, ...

In adulthood, especially within marriage, it's common for conflicts to arise that seem to repeat or feel more intense than expected. Many of these clashes don't originate from the relationship itself ...

Human wounds take almost three times as long to heal as the injuries of other mammals, including chimpanzees, which are among our closest living relatives. It isn’t clear why, but it may be an ...