Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease affecting all ages. Antibiotics remain the most common prescribed agent for the treatment of acne. Improper use of antibiotics in the dermatological setting ...

Researchers are revealing the complexity of the microbial community living on the body—and paving the way for new bacteria-targeting treatments for acne and other dermatological conditions.

Researchers have long believed that Propionibacterium acnes causes acne. But these bacteria are plentiful on everyone's skin and yet not everyone gets acne, or experiences it to the same degree.

(HealthDay News) — By slowing the release of nitric oxide using nanoparticles (NO-np), researchers were able to prevent Propionibacterium acnes-induced inflammation by clearing the organism as well as ...

Researchers have long believed that Propionibacterium acnes causes acne. But these bacteria are plentiful on everyone's skin and yet not everyone gets acne, or experiences it to the same degree.

An 82-year-old female was referred for cataract surgery. Best corrected visual acuities were 6/24 in both eyes. She underwent an uncomplicated superior clear corneal phacoemulsification with ...

It’s probably difficult for teenagers to imagine that bacteria on their skin—often the ones involved in acne breakouts—are critical to the primary defense of our bodies from much more pathologic ...

Acne vulgaris that fails topical antibiotics generally requires treatment with oral antibiotics. Over the past 30 years, the most common oral antibiotics used to treat acne have been erythromycin, ...

Researchers have generated a new mouse model that mimics human acne for the first time, and used it to validate the concept of 'good' and 'bad' acne bacteria and introduce new possibilities for ...