A Vaccine to Prevent Acne? It May Be Possible One Day

TUESDAY, Sept. 4, 2018 -- Acne and adolescence go hand in hand. But researchers say the skin lesions might become a torment of the past if preliminary tests of an experimental vaccine pan out. So far, the vaccine has only been tried on animals and human skin samples. It uses antibodies to target a toxin secreted by the bacteria responsible for acne, explained study author Chun-Ming Huang. He's a professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Diego. Potentially, such a vaccine could help the 85 percent of U.S. teens and more than 40 million American adults suffering with the lesions, scars and emotional stigma of acne, he added. Huang said his team is "actively seeking a company to work with us to conduct a clinical trial." According to Huang, "The...

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