Higher risk of Alzheimer's disease due to infection with Helicobacter pylori: Charité researchers find connection.. As of: February 28, 2024, 3:06 p.m By: Juliane Gutmann CommentsPressSplit The bacterial species Helicob bacteria can cause inflammation in the stomach and intestines.
Researchers found that infection can also promote dementia. Almost every second person worldwide is infected with the bacterium Helicobacteria pylora. The risk increase reaches its maximum value of 24 percent about a decade after infection.