Electric Fields Weaker in Slow-Healing Diabetic Wounds

Andy Fell — June 16, 2016 - 10:09am

People with diabetes often suffer from wounds that are slow to heal and can lead to ulcers, gangrene and amputation. New research from an international group led by UC Davis shows that, in mouse models of diabetes, slow healing of damage to the eye is associated with weaker electrical currents in wounds.

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Electric Fields Weaker in Slow-Healing Diabetic Wounds