Helicobacter pylori Archive
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February 6, 2020
Powering H. pylori pathogenesis
Timothy Cover and colleagues report new insights into the sources of energy used by a bacterial “machine” linked to the pathogenesis of stomach cancer. -
October 3, 2019
A step toward gastric cancer
New research findings provide insight into the detrimental events that develop in response to H. pylori infection. -
April 25, 2019
Receptor’s role in stopping H. pylori
The immune receptor NOD1 may be a prime target for preventing or treating H. pylori infections — the most significant risk factor for stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
March 28, 2019
Cancer prevention drug also disables H. pylori bacterium
A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
February 14, 2019
Probing H. pylori cancer protein
Understanding how a bacterial protein that influences the risk of stomach cancer is produced could guide new strategies for treatment. -
April 23, 2018
Toxin floats on lipid rafts
The bacterium H. pylori is a leading cause of stomach cancer, and Vanderbilt researchers are studying how one of its toxins gets into cells. -
February 2, 2017
New target for chronic infection
An enzyme in macrophage immune cells may be a good target for treating chronic infections, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.