STARING at her reflection on the screen moments after a video call, Bethan Jones burst into tears… her skin had ‘blown up’ and was inflamed with red, angry, pus-filled spots.

If you’re dealing with acne well into adulthood, you have likely sought out explanations that go beyond clogged pores. In the process, you may have heard about the gut-skin axis, which helps explain ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The granulin precursor gene and interleukin-13 receptor subunit alpha-1 gene are upregulated in acne lesions.

There you were, innocently rubbing your head or brushing your hair, when all of a sudden, ouch: You hit some kind of weird little bump and it seriously hurts. Similar to the bumps that can form on ...