Wound healing is a critical process involved in the recovery from injury and surgical
procedures. Poor healing increases the risk for wound infections or complications, lengthens …

OBJECTIVE: The current review aims to synthesize existing knowledge about the
relationship between psychological stress and wound healing. METHODS: A systematic …

Over the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in interest in the immune
system and the role it plays in the regulation of disease susceptibility, giving rise to the field …

A major challenge in biology is understanding how organisms partition limited resources
among physiological processes. For example, offspring production and self-maintenance …

The ability of vertebrates to regenerate amputated appendages is increasingly well-
understood at the cellular level. Cells mediating an innate immune response and …

The urban environment presents new and different challenges to wildlife, but also potential
opportunities depending on the species. As urban encroachment onto native habitats …

Anthropogenic disturbance is a relevant and widespread facilitator of environmental change
and there is clear evidence that it impacts natural populations. While population-level …

Nrf2 and NF-κB transcription factors act in wound healing via their anti-inflammatory and anti-
oxidant effects or through the immune response. Studying this process is a matter of some …

Many avian species are negatively impacted by urbanization, but other species survive and
prosper in urbanized areas. One factor potentially contributing to the success of some …

As cities expand worldwide, understanding how species adapt to novel urban habitats will
become increasingly important to conservation. The adrenocortical stress response enables …