It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it's urgent that we change the way we prescribe and ...

Scientists have developed a novel bandage that could help doctors monitor wound healing without needing to remove the dressing. The new “smart bandage” contains a sensor that measures wound moisture ...

A new 'smart bandage' can tell doctors when a wound has healed without them having to check first. The bandage, developed by scientists at the University of Bologna, Italy, is equipped with a sensor ...

Bandages are intended to keep a dressing secure and clean in order to reduce healing time and infection rate. However, they may be about to get a new use-case, courtesy of a project from the United ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have developed a lightweight, low-cost bandage that uses an electric field to accelerate healing in chronic wounds. In ...

In collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, researchers at Caltech have developed innovative smart bandages designed to improve the treatment of chronic wounds. These advanced bandages ...

The futuristic dressing uses an electric field to promote healing in chronic wounds and other injuries. During animal testing, wounds treated with the electric bandages healed 30 per cent faster than ...