Article: New Report Suggests Hedgehog Pathway Stimulation Improves Wound Healing in Diabetic Wound Model.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a therapeutic drug development company, today announced that a new report has documented the beneficial effects of Hedgehog pathway stimulation for accelerated wound closure in an animal model of diabetes-impaired wound healing. Poorly healing wounds, in part due to impaired circulation, are often a major complication of diabetes, which afflicts an estimated 18 million Americans. Diabetic wounds can lead to severe complications if left untreated. For example, more than 60% of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations in the United States occur among people with diabetes.

The new study was presented at the 66th Annual ...

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