Stomach bacteria switch off human immune defenses to cause disease
Monday, September 2, 2013 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that establishes a life-long stomach infection in humans, which in some cases can lead to duodenal ulcers or stomach cancer. New research gives us a clearer understanding of how these bacteria can manipulate the human immune system to survive in the mucosal lining of the stomach.