When healing turns to scarring: Research reveals why it happens and how to stop it
Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 17:49
in Health & Medicine
For the first time, research from The University of Western Ontario has revealed the mechanisms involved in the origin of scarring or fibrotic diseases, as well as a way to control it. The study, led by Andrew Leask of the CIHR Group in Skeletal Development and Remodeling, is published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.