Avneet Kaur Saini

Abstract Skin not only serves as a protective barrier, but also as a dynamic immunological and sensory organ responsible for complex physiological processes. Disruption through trauma, surgery, burns or chronic metabolic disease initiates a tightly regulated healing cascade involving inflammatory signaling, extracellular matrix remodeling, angiogenesis and coordinated cellular responses.

STOCKING STUFFERS FOR ALL AGES The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories, compiled by Wendy Cooling, Puffin, $16.99. Marley’s Ghost from A Christmas Carol, makes an appearance, but you won’t find other Christmas staples like stories from Little Women. This collection is a treasury of sweet and unusual tales from different parts of the world about the meaning and the joy of Christmas. A Christmas horse gathers up the naughtiness of children before Santa’s arrival.