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2001 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. has received a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) for $96,248 to be used to develop a vaccine to combat Helicobacter pylori, a major cause of gastric cancer.
Amarillo Biosciences will collaborate with Steven Krakowka, DVM, PhD, of the Ohio State University and John Ellis, DVM, PhD, of Capricorn Research and Development, Laramie, Wyoming.
H. pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium that is found in the stomach of humans in which it causes more than 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers. Approximately two-thirds of the world's human population is infected with H. pylori.
In developing countries, infection is frequently symptomatic and is responsible for the high incidence of gastric cancer. The cost and expense of pharmacological intervention is beyond the means of most of the population. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Amarillo Biosciences Receives Grant To Develop H. pylori...