http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. 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 tomatoes or cheese. New research now reveals that the tongue has a receptor that is exclusively activated by glutamate. http://www.physorg.com/news174301682.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:17:25 EST news174301682 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 help newborn babies to sleep. http://www.physorg.com/news173611270.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:50:03 EST news173611270 A comparison of breast milk samples from Denmark and Finland revealed a significant difference in environmental chemicals which have previously been implicated in testicular cancer or in adversely affecting development of the fetal testis in humans and animals. This finding is published today in the International Journal of Andrology. http://www.physorg.com/news173031065.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:30:03 EST news173031065 Research has shown that children who were breast fed as infants have superior cognitive skills compared to those fed infant formula, and it's thought that this is due to an essential fatty acid in breast milk called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Now a new study has found that babies fed formula supplemented with DHA have higher cognitive skills than babies fed regular formula. http://www.physorg.com/news172214926.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:29:27 EST news172214926 Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news169140569.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:40:02 EST news169140569 Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill investigators has found. http://www.physorg.com/news167492229.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:40:05 EST news167492229 Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies. http://www.physorg.com/news165566422.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:50:01 EST news165566422 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 the first year of life is possibly one reason why breast-fed babies are less likely to become overweight children later on. http://www.physorg.com/news159699110.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:52:25 EST news159699110 (PhysOrg.com) -- As every parent discovers, human babies are bubbling, burping processing plants that take in milk, extract compounds useful for rapid growth and development, and unceremoniously excrete the byproducts. Those babies` guts are full of helpful bacteria, and a new study shows how humans and bacteria evolved together. http://www.physorg.com/news151172950.html Biology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:29:10 EST news151172950 (PhysOrg.com) -- Adelaide researchers have made a world breakthrough in treating premature babies at risk of developmental disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news151152865.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:54:25 EST news151152865 Researchers in Texas are reporting the first evidence from human studies that perchlorate, a common pollutant increasingly found in food and water, may interfere with an infant's availability of iodine in breast milk. Iodine deficiency in infants can cause mental retardation and other health problems, the scientists note. The study also provides further evidence that iodine intake in U.S. mothers is low and that perchlorate may play a key role. http://www.physorg.com/news143113302.html Space & Earth Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:41:42 EST news143113302 Using pain treatments which contain codeine may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers, according to researchers at The University of Western Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Lead author Dr. Gideon Koren published research in the journal, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics which suggests that the codeine used in some pain relief drugs can actually have harmful and even fatal results for infants when ingested by some breastfeeding mothers. http://www.physorg.com/news138463273.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:01:13 EST news138463273 `Breast is best` is a mantra every new mom hears with when it comes to feeding her newborn. Human milk is known to boost brain development, prevent life-threatening infections, decrease allergies, and promote stronger bones and a higher IQ. But what`s a mother to do when her premature infant weighs only ounces and is not able to swallow the milk? http://www.physorg.com/news137778629.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:50:29 EST news137778629 A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, putting them and their babies at risk for developing drug-resistant strains of the virus, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news137164431.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:13:51 EST news137164431 Have a cookie before breast-feeding, mom? Eating special cookies enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) can increase the level of these potentially healthful fatty acids in breast milk, reports a recent study in the journal Nutrition Research. http://www.physorg.com/news136467477.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:37:57 EST news136467477