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Can Electrical Stimulation Thwart Skin Bacterial Infections Without Antibiotics?

Unnoticeable electric currents delivered via a skin patch may stop bacterial infections in their tracks, finds a study in the Cell Press journal Device. For the first time, researchers designed a skin patch that uses imperceptible electric currents to control microbes. “This opens up exciting possibilities for drug-free treatments, especially for skin infections and wound healing, […]