New research suggests that physical intimacy may help speed up wound healing Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. Getty ...

We often imagine growth as something loud and obvious. A big achievement. A dramatic life change. A visible transformation that others can applaud. But some of the most important growth you’ll ever ...

A new wearable device, a-Heal, combines AI, imaging, and bioelectronics to speed up wound recovery. It continuously monitors wounds, diagnoses healing stages, and applies personalized treatments like ...

A model of the a-Heal wearable device. As a wound heals, it goes through several stages: clotting to stop bleeding, immune system response, scabbing, and scarring. A wearable device called “a-Heal,” ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Healing Arts Center, a decades-old massage therapy training school in St. Louis County, has shut down as of Friday afternoon. For 35 years, the Healing Arts Center trained ...

When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, helps push stem cells to abandon hair growth in favor of wound healing, ...

Let me share a painful experience that happened with one of my clients (I’ve changed her name for privacy). Sarah came to me after a devastating breakup, convinced she was "doing healing wrong" ...

We naked apes need Band-Aids, but shedding the fur that speeds healing in other mammals may have helped us evolve other abilities. By Elizabeth Preston Watching wild baboons in Kenya, Akiko ...

Around the world, different cultures have developed unique ways of understanding and experiencing healing. Far from being merely a physical process, healing encompasses emotional, spiritual, social, ...

African healing spaces are designed for social interaction. This cultural foundation extends into the built environment, fostering collective experiences. The Warka Village in Cameroon embodies this ...

Maja Jakarasi receives funding from the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the German Research Foundation (DFG). He is affiliated with the International Research Training Group (IRTG ...