(around 80-90% among adults) than in high income countries (<40%). H. pylori infection can not only impact nutrient uptake and utilisation, but also increase the risk of gastritis, peptic ulcers and ...

Although scientists have made significant progress in understanding the disease, there’s still no cure. That’s partly because ...

There are several H. pylori nitroreductase enzymes that can potentially activate these drugs, such that increasing the dose of the drug might allow resistance to be partially overcome.

Infection with H. pylori is associated with upper gastrointestinal diseases in humans, including peptic ulcers (gastric and duodenal ulcers), acute, chronic and atrophic gastritis, intestinal ...

Gut bacteria may hold key to protecting brain against Alzheimers A bacteria best known for causing stomach ulcers could lead to a new strategy in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease Gefei Chen ...

But in a surprise twist, recent research published by my colleagues and me has found that a protein from Helicobacter pylori – a bacteria best known for causing stomach ulcers – can block the toxic ...

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for between 60% and 70% of all cases.

The study found that the most common bacteria on car keys was Staphylococcus epidermidis - a bug normally found on the skin but known to cause life-threatening infections in hospital settings ...