Stomach acid, if given the opportunity, would happily digest our own tissues. It’s released by parietal cells that are tucked ...

Throwing up mucus can occur when mucus from your stomach lining or mucus that you swallow appears in your vomit. Mucus from postnasal drip and coughing can also trigger vomiting, especially in ...

Gastric juice is made up of water, electrolytes, hydrochloric acid, enzymes, mucus, and intrinsic factor. Hydrochloric acid ...

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucus overlying the epithelium of the stomach in more than 50% of the world’s population. This ...

Researchers in Korea have identified the mechanism of damage to gastric mucus cells caused by Helicobacter bacteria infection and have also discovered therapeutic candidates to recover such damage.