Some acne-related bacteria on the skin may help improve its function. Sky-Blue Creative/Stocksy – Researchers investigated the effects of acne-related bacteria, C. acnes, on skin barrier health.– They found that C. acnes increases skin lipid production and boosts the skin’s barrier function, keeping it lubricated and increasing antimicrobial activity.– The findings could lead to novel...
By Isabella Cueto July 22, 2022 An illustration of Cutibacterium acnes, sebum-loving bacteria involved in the formation of acne lesions. ADOBE 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 grow hair,...
by Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by the Translational Synthetic Biology research group at UPF presents a new approach to eliminating specific strains of a bacterium related to acne. The paper, published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, has also involved scientists from the company S-Biomedic and the University of...
