Wounds heal up to 60 percent quicker if they happen during the day rather than at night, researchers have found.
Skin cells carry out repairs to cuts and burns to our skin more effectively in the day time.
The findings could have implications for timing surgery, according to the study led by scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK.
The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, shows how our internal body clocks regulate wound healing by skin cells and optimize healing during the day.
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