Why does the face scar less than the rest of the body? New research uncovers the cellular pathway behind this difference.

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or ...

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes identified two chemicals that improve their ability to transform scar tissue in a heart into healthy, beating heart muscle. The new discovery advances efforts to ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to regenerate ...

BOSTON—A new study by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham (MGB) healthcare system, reveals an important step to help the human heart ...

Whether it be from an injury, a medical condition, or some sort of surgical procedure, developing a scar or two over the course of our lives is more or less inevitable. But while most scars tend to ...

When you’ve had a wound that required stitches, the recovery period can feel frustratingly slow. Whether from surgery, an accident, or another injury, properly cared for stitches not only heal faster ...