First-ever research network tackles diabetic foot complications

(NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Funded by the National Institutes of Health, six US research institutions are launching the first-ever multicenter network to study diabetic foot ulcers, a common and burdensome complication of diabetes and the leading cause of lower limb amputations in the United States. The Diabetic Foot Consortium (DFC) aims to lay the foundation for a clinical trial network to test how to improve diabetic wound healing and prevent amputations among the 27 million American adults with diabetes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news