News tagged with milk protein

Genetically modified cows may one day produce human breast milk

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in China led by Ning Li, the director of the State Key Laboratories for AgroBiotechnology at the China Agricultural University, have created cow milk similar to human breast milk ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 23 | with audio podcast report

Do steaks make you big?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adjusting the intake of high protein foods like meat, eggs and milk products could determine whether you become a rugby player or marathon runner and may help you lose weight, according to ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough could lead to healthier clear beverages, new cancer treatments

Using a natural milk protein called casein, Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) researchers have created nanocapsules so tiny that they solve the longstanding problem of how to add nutrients to clear ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Study sheds new light on why breast-fed babies grow more slowly

Breast-fed babies grow more slowly than formula-fed babies, which is why new growth charts, based solely on the growth patterns of breast fed babies, are being introduced in the UK in May. This slower pattern of growth in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Cow's milk does a baby good

Many doctors suggest that whole cow's milk be avoided in the early months of an infant's feeding. Lactation specialists go even further, counseling "mother's milk only" until baby starts eating solid food. But new research ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Drinking milk in the morning may help stave off lunchtime hunger

Now there's a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time, suggests a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers in Australia found that d ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Biodegradable foam plastic substitute made from milk protein and clay

Amid ongoing concern about plastic waste accumulating in municipal landfills, and reliance on imported oil to make plastics, scientists are reporting development of a new ultra-light biodegradable foam plastic ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Lactating tsetse flies models for lactating mammals?

An unprecedented study of intra-uterine lactation in the tsetse fly, published 18 April 2012 in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press, reveals that an enzyme found in the fly's milk functions similarly in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast milk study published by professor

Ask an expert to list the substances in breast milk that make it the ideal food for newborns and you may hear about proteins that guard against infection, fats that aid in the development of the nervous system and carbohydrates ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chocolate milk is a 'natural' for post-exercise recovery

One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this week. In a series of four studies, researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk

The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soy peptide lunasin has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties

Two new University of Illinois studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the inflammation ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Standard test may miss food ingredients that cause milk allergy

The standard test used to detect milk-protein residues in processed foods may not work as well as previously believed in all applications, sometimes missing ingredients that can cause milk allergy, the most common childhood ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Milk is safe, even encouraged, for some children after treatment for milk allergy

Some children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and published in the Aug. 10 online edition ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0