Researchers Suppress Fibrosis Chemical Signal to Block Haywire Healing
Monday, May 22, 2017 - 16:51
in Health & Medicine
ROCHESTER, Minn. ─ An injured body always seeks to heal. But that process is far from simple. A host of cells organize to restore what was damaged. Then, critically, the process tapers off. And when it doesn't, the effects can be disastrous. Fibrosis is the thickening and scarring of tissue due to an overactive healing response.