2024-01-25 05:15:00
Helicobacter pylori. This widespread bacteria infects the inner lining of the stomach. Acquired mainly during childhood, the infection persists throughout life if left untreated.
It causes inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) which generally goes unnoticed. But that’s not all. Because according to researchers at McGill University in Montreal, it might also increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
By collecting data from more than four million people over the age of 50, living in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2019, they observed that H. pylori infection was associated with an 11% increase in risk. to contract dementia.
The path to treatment?
“The world’s population is aging, so the number of people with dementia triple over the next 40 years,” says Dr. Paul Brassard, lead author of the study and professor at the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. “Despite these alarming data, we still do not have effective treatments once morest this disease. »
The cause of Helicobacter pylori infection is therefore very important insofar as there is a treatment to get rid of it. It involves taking several antibiotics and a medication that reduces stomach acid.
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