Once the stomach-dwelling bacteria Helicobacter pylori is established in the stomach, investigators have learned that even competing strains of the same species can't displace it. The stomach-dwelling ...

The ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori can directly interact with stomach stem cells, causing the cells to divide more rapidly, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford ...

The ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori can directly interact with stomach stem cells, causing the cells to divide more rapidly, according to a new study. The increased cell division was ...

CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant step forward in regenerative medicine, scientists at Cincinnati Children's report success at developing a stomach organoid so sophisticated ...

Various cells in the stomach secrete digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid. These substances break down food so the body can absorb nutrients. The stomach is a muscular organ in the upper abdomen ...

A bacterial pathogen called Helicobacter pylori is known to colonize the stomach and cause ulcers. The bacterium is also attracted to bleach, and scientists have found a protein the microbe uses to ...

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health determined that stomach inflammation is regulated differently in male and female mice after finding that androgens, or male sex hormones, play a ...

Gastric juices contain acids, enzymes, and mucus that help digest food in your stomach. The hydrochloric acid in gastric juice lowers your stomach's pH and kills bacteria. Intrinsic factor in gastric ...

The stomach-dwelling bacteria Helicobacter pylori survives in the stomach -- a hellish, churning vat of hydrochloric acid -- by holing up inside that organ's pitlike glands and establishing squatter's ...