Ulcer-causing bacteria produce a protein that may prevent the protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, new Danish research reveals.

Ulcer-causing bacteria could fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is known for causing stomach ulcers. However, an international team of researchers, including Danish participants, has now discovered that the bacterium produces a protein that might be used in the fight against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Foto: Yutaka Tsutsumi, Wikimedia Commons
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is known for causing stomach ulcers. However, an international team of researchers, including Danish participants, has now discovered that the bacterium produces a protein that might be used in the fight against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Foto: Yutaka Tsutsumi, Wikimedia Commons
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The likelihood that you are carrying the potentially disease-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori in your stomach is quite high. Approximately every second person carries the bacterium. In Denmark, the incidence is somewhat lower, with estimates suggesting that about one in five Danes is infected with it.

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