Stomach Ulcers

Curiosity Killed the Rat

This episode, Kate and Matt discuss stomach ulcers, gastritis, the bacteria h. pylori, and one man’s decision to use HIMSELF as a lab rat. That’s right, we tell the tale of Barry J Marshall, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his work uncovering the cause of stomach ulcers… and, more importantly, the absolutely insane way he went about proving his hypothesis. We also tackle a listener question about snails… what happens, exactly, when they’re given amphetamines? If you love the logo that inspired this episode, you can find the artist Steff on Instagram @steff_tattoo_artist. You can find Kate on twitter @huckstepkate or on Insta @katehuckstep. And, as always, you can find us @curiosityrat on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and send your listener questions in to [e-mail] We also now have a Patreon! If you love our content and want to support us you can jump on to https://www.patreon.com/curiosityrat and become a patron. There is absolutely ZERO pressure but if you have as little as $1/month you can chuck it our way to help us out and show you appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making this show. References: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/professor-barry-marshall-helicobacter-pylori-bacterium/id1212751478?i=1000389540444 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/professor-barry-marshall-his-professional-history-h/id1212751478?i=1000388990736 https://medlineplus.gov/pepticulcer.html https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/h-pylori-fact-sheet#q4 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2005/press-release/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2432/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2005/summary/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/22/germs-are-us https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283743/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(84)91816-6/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1539101/ Listener Question References: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/100603-crystal-meth-snails-brains-addiction-science https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/09/snails#:~:text=New%20research%20has%20found%20that,213%2C%20No