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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

Milk drinking started around 7,500 years ago in central Europe

The ability to digest the milk sugar lactose first evolved in dairy farming communities in central Europe, not in more northern groups as was previously thought, finds a new study led by UCL (University College ...

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 5

Substance in breast milk kills cancer cells

A substance found in breast milk can kill cancer cells, reveal studies carried out by researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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

Omega imbalance can make obesity 'inheritable': study

Overeating combined with the wrong mix of fats in one's diet can cause obesity to be carried over from one generation to the next, researchers in France reported Friday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Milk drinking: in our genes?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by UCL scientists has found that current genetic data cannot explain why vast swathes of the world can digest milk.

Biology / Other

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Longer life for milk drinkers, say researchers

Research undertaken by the Universities of Reading, Cardiff and Bristol has found that drinking milk ¹ can lessen the chances of dying from illnesses such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke by up to 15-20%.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Receptor activated exclusively by glutamate discovered on tongue

One hundred years ago, Kikunae Ikeda discovered the flavour-giving properties of glutamate, a non essential amino acid traditionally used to enhance the taste of many fermented or ripe foods, such as ripe ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

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

Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change

Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University.

Biology / Other

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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

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

Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

The levels of the components in breast milk change every 24 hours in response to the needs of the baby. A new study published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience shows, for example, how this milk could ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Study finds breast milk has longer shelf life than previously thought

Breast milk can be safely stored in a refrigerator for four days without the threat of bacterial contamination or loss of nutritional value, Long Island scientists have found in a groundbreaking study.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Names give cows a lotta bottle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cow with a name produces more milk than one without, scientists at Newcastle University have found. Drs Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson have shown that by giving a cow a name and treating ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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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