But as research from Rockefeller University has shown, hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) can switch teams, pitching in to heal the skin when it receives an injury.

Waterbury Hospital physicians have been using a new treatment for deep, chronic wounds in patients — their own skin. The new procedure, called autologous cell therapy, uses a small amount of a patient ...

Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich told The Jerusalem Post that it could take five to 10 years to be able use their technique on burn patients.