A bad wound can happen anywhere: at home, on the job, in the yard or on the street. One moment you’re going about your day, and the next you’re staring ...

When you think of medical glue, chances are you picture a quick fix for small cuts. But scientists are taking the idea of glue far beyond first-aid kits. A new generation of bioadhesives—medical glues ...

Bleeding occurs when trauma damages a blood vessel. When that trauma involves your head—whether the scalp, skull, or brain—it’s considered a head injury. These head injuries range in severity from a ...

The United States is a world leader in gun violence, far surpassing other high-income nations like Chile, Canada, and Portugal. Given the sheer number of guns in the United States — 121 firearms for ...

Closing wounds in soft elastic organs such as the lungs and heart is tricky. Today’s surgical glues don’t stick strongly to wet tissue, lack the necessary elasticity, and are unable to stanch bleeding ...

You can be super cautious and still manage to graze your fingertip instead of that bell pepper on your cutting board—then you’re faced with how to stop a cut from bleeding all over your meal prep. It ...

Traumatic injury is the third leading cause of death in the state of Texas, surpassing strokes, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A massive ...