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Hazelnuts: New source of key fat for infant formula that's more like mother's milk

Human breast milk is the best source of food for infants. University of Georgia researchers have found what may be a new second best—formula made from hazelnut oil.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new method detects traces of veterinary drugs in baby food

The quantities are very small, but in milk powder and in meat-based baby food, residues of drugs given to livestock were found. Researchers from the University of Almería (Spain) have developed a system ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources, study shows

Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Indians and Europeans share a milky past

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge University researchers have discovered that lactose tolerant milk-drinkers in India and Europe could be related to the same person who lived at some point in the last 10,000 years.

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile phone scanner detects harmful bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- A mobile phone that could detect whether leftovers in your fridge are safe to eat could be heading to an app store near you. A device has been developed that attaches to mobiles and can detect ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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

US replaces food pyramid with 'healthy plate'

The US government on Thursday ditched its two-decade old "pyramid" model for healthy eating and introduced a new plate symbol half-filled with fruits and vegetables to urge better eating habits.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Small molecule receptor detects lipid's telltale sign of cell death

Researchers from Boston College have developed a new class of small molecule receptors capable of detecting a lipid molecule that reveals the telltale signs of cellular death, particularly cancer cells targeted ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals baby monkeys may be affected for life if separated from their mothers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by scientists in China has found that baby rhesus macaques stressed by being separated from their mothers remained anxious and had poor social skills even three years after separation. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | 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

Ig Nobel: Researchers named the cream of the crop

(PhysOrg.com) -- Newcastle scientists Dr Catherine Douglas and Dr Peter Rowlinson have won the Ig Nobel Prize for Veterinary Medicine for their work looking at reducing stress levels in dairy cattle. In a paper published earlier this year, they described how giving a cow ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Engineers improve allocation of limited health care resources in resource-poor nations

In the developing world, allocating limited health care resources as effectively and equitably as possible is a top priority.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pig stomach mucins are effective as anti-viral agents for consumer products

Mucus often elicits strong revulsion, but to MIT biological engineer Katharina Ribbeck, it is a fascinating material. 

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Baby monkeys receive signals through their mother's breast milk

Among rhesus macaque monkeys, mothers who weigh more and have had previous pregnancies produce more and better breast milk for their babies than mothers who weigh less and are less experienced. Scientists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It provides the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. The early lactation milk is known as colostrum, and carries the mother's antibodies to the baby. It can reduce the risk of many diseases in the baby. The exact components of raw milk varies by species, but it contains significant amounts of saturated fat, protein and calcium as well as vitamin C. Cow's milk has a pH ranging from 6.4 to 6.8, making it slightly acidic.

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