PHCRI research study gives hope to those with chronic non-healing wounds

== PHCRI research study gives hope to those with chronic non-healing wounds ==
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(from Medical News Around The World)

New research by the Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) tackles a major problem plaguing long-term care facilities and hospitals. The study, published in the Nature Publication Group journal Cell Death and Differentiation, gives hope to those with chronic non-healing wounds, a problem affecting as many as 20-25 percent of patients in long-term care facilities. As we age, the skin becomes thinner and weaker reducing its capacity to heal...