acne
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Tatum Nzekwesi, 28, who lived in Leiden in the Netherlands for about a year, said during that time she had less acne and brain fog, and noticed better digestion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
For my peers battling acne, eczema or chronic sensitivity, most of the remedies didn’t seem to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
He lifted his hair, showing his teenage acne to make her laugh.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
One sidekick had a stoaty meanness and acne not even ornate makeup could cover.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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As it turns out, people blessed with healthy skin have comparable amounts of the bacteria C. acnes to those with acne.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2025
To edit the genome of C. acnes, the research team led by Marc Güell has focused on improving DNA delivery to the cell, DNA stability inside the cell, and gene expression.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
Working with mice and with human skin samples, the scientists found that C. acnes triggers fibroblasts to transform into fat cells that secrete an antimicrobial substance—along with inflammation-causing proteins.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2022
Which statement best describes the relationship between humans and P. acnes?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It is now generally acknowledged that the cause of this disease is the organism known as bacillus acnes.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg