Dermatology
Antibiotics can alter the skin microbiota and lead to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. A new study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Immune cells called group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are responsible for triggering a response when bacteria and viruses breach the skin.
A bacterial strain, called Staphylococcus hominis A9, inhibited the expression of a S. aureus toxin that promotes inflammation in atopic dermatitis.
Some C. acnes strains harbored genes that encoded a molecule similar in structure to a known antibiotic called berninamycin.
Researchers have found that skin microbiota plays a key role in wound-healing processes.
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine reveals why EGFR inhibitors, which are approved to treat cancers such as lung and colorectal cancer, cause severe skin side effects.
Consuming pomegranate can alter the skin microbiota and confer resistance to UVB-induced damage, a study published in Scientific Reports claims.
Researchers at the University of Debrecen proposed that acne is caused by a transient inflammatory interaction of teenager facial skin with its microbiota.
The skin microbiota could help to identify who’s more at risk of developing childhood eczema through a "skin health indicator", researchers have found.
A swim in the ocean could change the microbiota on our skin, increasing the likelihood of infection, researchers have found.
