Cutibacterium acnes, a crunchy Cheeto-shaped bug that lives on human skin, loves the oily pocket around hair follicles. No face is quite as greasy as that of adolescents, flooded with hormones that ...

The lower risk for composite bacterial STI in patients taking doxycycline for acne is driven primarily by reduced risk for ...

Far from just embarrassing adolescents, acne is an annoying part of pretty much everyone’s lives, and in some cases can get serious. Now, scientists have demonstrated an intriguing new way to fight it ...

The causes of acne could be more than skin deep—maybe gut deep, according a new investigative study performed in China. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as ...

Acne may be caused by an imbalance in the skin's microbiome, says a new study-not, as previously thought, by the P. acnes bacteria strain. UCLA researchers used pore cleansing strips to gather skin ...

Wine drinkers, rejoice! Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that an antioxidant derived from grapes -- and also found in wine -- inhibits the growth of ...

While it's a good idea to avoid the overuse of antibiotics whenever possible, little else works on severe cases of acne. There may be new hope, however, as recent research suggests that probiotic ...

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The microbe Propionibacterium acnes has long been thought to be the cause of acne, but it can be found on everyone’s skin. While up to eighty percent of people may experience acne to some degree, not ...

If you’ve ever had a breakout, you’ve likely tried to dry those suckers up with bacteria-killing washes and spot treatments. You know, because conventional wisdom (and lots of research) has shown that ...

Grapevines can't grow zits, but they do carry bacteria related to the acne-causing pathogen found on human skin, according to a new report describing the first known case of a bacterium transferring ...

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