Microbes

  • Study Shows Germs Succumb to Broccoli Sprouts
    A small pilot study of 50 people in Japan suggests that eating two and a half ounces of broccoli sprouts daily for two months may confer some protection against a rampant stomach bug that causes gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer. Citing their new "demonstration of ...More
    April 6, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Antibodies Take 'Evolutionary Leaps' to Fight Microbes
    A new report in the January 2009 issue of the FASEB Journal explains for the first time how humans keep up with microbes by rearranging the genes that make antibodies to foreign invaders. This research fills a significant gap in our understanding of how the immune system ...More
    January 5, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Stomach Ulcer Bug Causes Bad Breath
    Bacteria that cause stomach ulcers and cancer could also be giving us bad breath, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. For the first time, scientists have found Helicobacter pylori living in the mouths of people who ...More
    November 24, 2008
    Posted in News
  • H. Pylori Bacteria May Help Prevent Some Esophageal Cancers
    PHILADELPHIA – Some bacteria may help protect against the development of a type of esophageal cancer, known as adenocarcinoma, according to a new review of the medical literature. These bacteria, which are called Helicobacter pylori, live in the stomachs of humans. ...More
    October 6, 2008
    Posted in News
  • What is the Best Strategy for Treating Helicobacter pylori?
    The most popular treatment for H pylori is triple therapy but resistance to Clarithromycin is reducing its effectiveness. Courses using four drugs have been known to be more successful but are used less popular because of their side effects. So, what is the best way for ...More
    September 23, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Stomach Bug Appears to Protect Kids from Asthma
    H. pylori   A long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach may protect children from developing asthma, according to a new study among more than 7,000 subjects led by NYULangoneMedicalCenter researchers. Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that has co-existed ...More
    July 15, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Novel Toxin Receptor Discovered for Helicobacter pylori
    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Helicobacter pylori is one tough bug. It can survive in the human stomach, a zone with a pH somewhere between that of lemon juice and battery acid. Now researchers have discovered how an H. pylori toxin gets into cells, a feat that helps the ...More
    May 27, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Early Treatment of Stomach Infection May Prevent Cancer
    Based on research using a new mouse model of gastritis and stomach cancer, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that prompt treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections reverses damage to the lining of the stomach that can lead to ...More
    May 1, 2008
    Posted in News
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