The cellular action that enables the mouth's interior lining to heal quicky and without scarring has always been a mystery, but a new study suggests it may be linked to a specific "signaling pathway." ...

Your mouth has remarkable regenerative powers. A wound to your oral mucosa – the lining of the inside of your mouth – heals three to four times faster than an identical cut on your skin, w. ...

The mucosal lining of the cheek isn't particularly suitable for delivering medication to the bloodstream. Its dense tissue has so far presented a major obstacle, especially for large molecules ...

We all know that injuries which occur inside the mouth heal much quicker than those on the outside of the body. Scientists ...

Your mouth is a magician. Bite the inside of your cheek, and the wound may vanish without a trace in a couple of days.

Cryotherapy is effective in eliminating benign oral vascular anomalies (BOVAs) with a low risk of recurrence, offering a ...

Old lungs are not as capable as young lungs of fighting off an infection of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), placing seniors at a greater risk of developing TB. The microbe that causes ...

Old lungs are not as capable as young lungs of fighting off an infection of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, placing seniors at a greater risk of developing TB.