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

Researchers at the University of Calgary studying a lethal lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis have found that neurons known to help detect pain are also critical for reducing harmful lung ...

Silicosis is one of those illnesses that quietly builds itself over years, often without warning, until breathing, something ...

he most common type of lung fibrosis — scarring of the lungs -- is idiopathic, meaning of unknown cause. Researchers are urgently trying to find ways to prevent or slow idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...

Scarring, whether caused by acne, surgery or another wound-inducing experience, is almost as inevitable as it is permanent. If your scars create textural changes to your skin, it is unlikely that an ...

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