This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. After a slip on the ice, a sports injury, even surgery, most people’s ...

Hydrogel microcapsules loaded with engineered cells can secrete therapeutic proteins that accelerate wound healing in patients with diabetes, 1 their developers say. These implantable microcapsules ...

Healing crystals are believed to have qualities that can help them transcend and transmute emotions. Some even argue they can help alleviate headaches, eliminate negativity, cleanse our chakras, ...

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in humans. Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their ...

This practical, research-based guide from Maizes (Be Fruitful), executive director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, demonstrates how the body’s built-in “recovery reflex” can be ...

A research team has found that specific immune cells can connect with muscle fibers in a lightning-fast, neuron-like way to promote healing. These cells deliver quick pulses of calcium, triggering ...

Flexibility An osteopath urges everyone to do this one daily stretch to undo the damage caused by prolonged sitting—it only takes three minutes Strength Workouts A personal trainer says these are the ...

Seems like love can literally heal all. New research shows that romantic relationships could heal physical wounds faster than normal — especially if you engage in one particular habit. Happy couples ...

Sex, or even just intimate touch, could help speed up wound healing – but perhaps only if combined with a nasal oxytocin spray. Often called the “love hormone” or “cuddle chemical”, oxytocin ...

Rockefeller scientists uncovered how hair follicle stem cells can switch from growing hair to repairing skin when nutrients run low. The key lies in serine, an amino acid that activates a stress ...

“Imagine if you can get your $100 million athlete back before the end of the season,” said Dr. Paul Liu, executive chairman of Pax Therapeutics PROVIDENCE — What if Jayson Tatum could get back on the ...

Step outside your front door on any given day, and say goodbye to money without even trying. Just commuting into the office now sets workers back a whopping $55 a day, data suggests. Thanks to the ...