News tagged with bacterium helicobacter pylori


Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the FASEB Journal. The new antibiotic mechan ...

Medical research created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New idea could disable bug that causes ulcers, cancer

If you were the size of a bacterium, the lining of a stomach would seem like a rugged, hilly landscape filled with acid-spewing geysers, said Manuel Amieva, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and of ...

Cancer created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Standard 3-drug H. pylori therapy beats newer 4-drug regimens in Latin America study

Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium known to cause peptic ulcers, is also the primary cause of gastric cancer, which is a leading cancer killer globally.

Medications created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ulcer bacteria may contribute to development of Parkinson's disease

The stomach bacteria responsible for ulcers could also play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease according to research presented today at the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sugar helping map new ground against deadly bug

A potential vaccine against bacteria that cause serious gastric disorders including stomach cancer may be a step closer following a pioneering study by a University of Guelph chemist.

Medical research created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies factors associated with eradication of bacteria linked to gastric cancer

In an analysis of the results of interventions to eradicate the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (a risk factor for gastric cancer) in seven diverse community populations in Latin America, researchers found that geographic site, ...

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bonanza of genomic sequence data gives researchers valuable new insights into a poorly understood cancer

Stomach cancer doesn't get the same publicity as lung or breast cancer, but it is a health threat to be taken very seriously. "Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of worldwide cancer mortality, with ...

Genetics created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can eradicating a common stomach bug make taking aspirin safer?

Researchers have launched a major clinical trial to investigate whether eliminating a common stomach bug could help to make taking aspirin safer in some patients.

Medications created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Stomach bacterium damages human DNA

The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is one of the biggest risk factors for the development of gastric cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Molecular biologists from the University of Zur ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children now eligible for screening test for bacterium

(HealthDay) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for a breath test that screens for a common ulcer-causing germ, to include children aged 3 years to 17.

Medications created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0