Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, researchers have invented a battery-free “smart suture” that can wirelessly sense ...

Cellular “memory” — the hallmark ability of immune cells to respond rapidly to previously encountered pathogens — is exhibited by skin cells, which, after exposure to an inflammatory stimulus, respond ...

While saliva does contain proteins that can help heal wounds faster, it also contains bacteria that could lead to infection if they come in contact with a wound, especially a deep wound. It is safest ...