NIDDK

A high-salt diet worsens the carcinogenic effects of Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that colonizes the stomachs of half of the world’s population.

An antioxidant enzyme also functions as a tumor suppressor to limit cancer development in the esophagus.

Dietary variety – not high-fat or sugary foods – appears to stimulate overeating in a mouse model of an inherited obesity syndrome.

A gene associated with cell survival and longevity may protect the kidney from acute injury.

Immune cells that recognize self antigens (e.g. insulin), but are functionally silent, can trigger autoimmune diseases such as diabetes.

Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be useful in colon cancer therapy.

The factor IRF6 plays important roles in the development of the tongue.