Stomach cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related death across the globe. One of the main risk factors for this disease is infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. About half of the ...

Helicobacter pylori in the human stomach, taken by a scanning electron microscope. Copyright Martin Blaser 1989 A few weeks ago, researchers announced that a 5,300 ...

In 1982, two Australians – Robin Warren and Barry Marshall – presented their first observations of strange bacteria living in the human stomach. They went on to propose that these bacteria caused a ...

Under the Microscope/Prof William Reville: Peptic ulcers occur in the lining of the stomach or duodenum and are common Under the Microscope/Prof William Reville: Peptic ulcers occur in the lining of ...

Research has shown that the formation of stomach ulcers is associated with colonization of the stomach with Helicobacter pylori bacteria. A significant body of evidence exists demonstrating the link ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacteria that infects the lining of the stomach. Research is still ongoing into how H. pylori infections are spread and how the infection may affect the ...