Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

Treating leg ulcers within two weeks by closing faulty veins improves healing by 12 percent compared to standard treatment, according to new findings. The research, led by Imperial College London and ...

Venous leg ulcers heal faster and return less frequently in patients who have early surgery when compared with their peers who wear compression stockings and delay surgery, a new clinical trial has ...

After proving acellular matrices are effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, researchers are now eyeing the treatment as a tool for healing venous leg ulcers. Typically, VLU treatment includes ...

When compared with normal care, treating a leg ulcer with dressings impregnated with honey did not significantly improve the rate of healing, but did lead to a significantly increased number of ...

BOTHELL, WA, April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BTG plc (LSE: BTG), the global specialist healthcare company, today highlighted the VIEW VLU Registry interim study results, presented at the International ...

Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

A battery-powered skin patch can help heal chronic wounds by zapping them with ultrasound, research has shown. In tests, the 100 gram device - little bigger than a sticking plaster - dramatically ...

Treatment significantly improved venous leg ulcer healing, a study found. Aug. 4, 2012— -- Spray-on skin cells significantly improved wound healing versus standard care in patients with venous ...

A new study finds that treating chronic venous leg ulcers with a topical spray containing a unique living human cell formula provides a 52 percent greater likelihood of wound closure than treatment ...

Washington: Patients with leg ulcers, you may want to hit the gym because exercise may help you heal faster, a new study claims. In the Sheffield Hallam University study of 39 patients with venous leg ...