OBJECTIVE This study investigated the influence of the fetal environment on the healing characteristics of adult skin. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The remarkable ability of the fetus to heal without scarring is poorly understood. The unique qualities of fetal wound healing may be caused by the fetal environment, the fetal tissues, or a combination of both. There are numerous differences between t...

The in vivo healing process of vascular grafts involves the interaction of many contributing factors. The ability of vascular grafts to provide an environment which allows successful accomplishment of this process is extremely difficult. Poor endothelisation, inflammation, infection, occlusion, thrombosis, hyperplasia and pseudoaneurysms are common issues with synthetic grafts in vivo. Advanced...

In the present study, rarely explored spore former (Bacillus safensis & Bacillus pumilus) and non-spore (Arthrobacter luteolus, Chryseomicrobium imtechense Corynebacterium efficiens) alkaliphilic calcifying microbes were evaluated for their prolonged survival in cementitious environment. Extensive experimental program was designed to examine mechanical, self-healing, microstructural modificatio...

The healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae, has traditionally been defined as an internal healing response designed to restore health. Almost a century ago, famed biologist Sir John Arthur Thomson provided an additional interpretation of the word nature within the context of vis medicatrix, defining it instead as the natural, non-built external environment. He maintained that the heali...

The moment after the tooth avulsion, blood supply to the pulp is interrupted and the periodontal ligament cells are exposed to injury from the external environment. Complete healing is possible if the tooth can be immediately replanted and favorable environment is created .A case of report of intruded and mobile upper left central incisor due to Road Traffic Accident of a twenty-two-year-old pa...

Creating a healing and healthy environment for patients, families, and staff is an ongoing challenge. As part of our hospital's Integrative Care Program, a Reiki Volunteer Program has helped to foster a caring and healing environment, providing a means for patients, family, and staff to reduce pain and anxiety and improve their ability to relax and be present. Because direct care providers mana...