The researchers initially characterized the colonization of multiple H. pylori strains in control mice or mice with genetically induced tissue metaplasia. Several of the tested strains could infect ...

Infection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: In people over the age of 50, the risk following a symptomatic infection can be an ...

In a study published in Nature, a team has uncovered new new details about the long association between humans and our stomach bacteria. Since its discovery in 1983, Helicobacter pylori has become ...

A study in Nature Medicine links Helicobacter pylori to nearly 76% of gastric cancers, potentially affecting 12 million ...

A common, usually harmless bacteria have a significant role in causing stomach cancer, a new study has found. It joins the better-known, at least in medical circles, H. pylori bacteria as a known ...

Half of the world’s human population is infected with the stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, yet it causes disease in only about 10 percent of those infected. Other bacteria living in the ...

Removing Helicobacter Pylori bacteria from the stomachs of post-operative stomach (gastric) cancer patients can massively reduce the odds of such cancer redeveloping. This is the conclusion of authors ...

While conversations about cancer risk often center on genetics and lifestyle choices, emerging research highlights a more insidious threat lurking in millions of American stomachs. Helicobacter pylori ...

H. pylori infection doesn’t always produce symptoms, so it’s important to get screened for any persistent gastric-related pain, such as indigestion and bloating. You can lower your risk of gastric ...

Only 20 years ago scientists first identified the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in the stomach, but it is has been on the planet far longer. A new study analyzing the distribution of certain genes in ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), the bacteria that can cause human gastritis, peptic ulcers and stomach cancer, infects about half of the world's population. It is essential to quickly identify the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 77-year-old aunt, who is in good health, had an endoscopy and was told that her stomach biopsy was positive for H. pylori. She was treated for 14 days. After a month, a breathing ...