New research clarifies why wounds heal more slowly with age

With age, it takes longer for skin cells to close an injury. New research shows that a breakdown in communication between these cells and neighboring immune cells causes this delay—a discovery that has implications for improving healing among older people. More »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Science News aging Elaine Fuchs Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development skints wound healing wound repair Source Type: news