(Reuters) -High-energy sound waves can stimulate healing in patients with diabetes whose chronic foot wounds don't respond to standard therapies, a team of Spanish researchers found.

Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar levels. It is associated with many health complications including the improper function of all stages of wound healing. This results in poor wound healing ...

The Yale University research uncovered the role of a particular protein in maintaining the wounds and suggested that reversing its effects could help aid wound healing in patients with diabetes. "We ...

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Current research suggests that the inflammatory molecule TNF-£\ may contribute to delayed bone fracture healing in diabetics. The related report by Alblowi et al, "High Levels of TNF-£\ Contribute to ...

Slow wound healing and related complications are common in diabetes. Compromised blood circulation and nerve damage are among the causes of delayed recovery in people with diabetes. Foot ulcers are ...

According to estimates by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), some six million people in Germany suffer from diabetes mellitus, around 90 percent of whom have the type 2 form. The disease, ...