Sporadic, late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is a non-familial, progressive neurodegenerative disease that is now the most common and severe form of dementia in the elderly. That dementia is a direct…
When Barry Marshall drank a broth of Helicobacter pylori in the mid-1980s, he hoped to prove that the bacteria cause gastric ulcers, a common complaint worldwide. Sure enough, Marshall, then…
Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects approximately 4.5 million people in the U.S. and this number will increase as the population ages and the life-span increases. Therefore, of paramount importance is identifying…
Background. Links between etiology/pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disease and infection are increasingly recognized. Aim. Proof-of-principle that infection contributes to idiopathic parkinsonism. Methods. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy study of proven Helicobacter pylori…