Lactose Tolerance Points to Recent Evolution
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The ability to digest milk in adulthood appeared as recently as 3,000 years ago, geneticists have found.
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NEW YORK  - Oral supplementation with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri to the mother during pregnancy and to the infant after birth may help reduce the development of eczema and allergy associated with immunoglobulin E, a key protein involved in the allergic response, according to Swedish researchers.
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Prior to these experiments, protein was believed to hold our hereditary destiny. After Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, DNA steps up to the plate.
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Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV when they&#39;&#39;re exposed to alcohol.
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Flies, like many other animals, live significantly longer on severely restricted diets. But just one whiff of food can shorten their lives again, scientists say.
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A study of the humble fruit fly may hold the key to new treatments for human liver diseases and diabetes.
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By Peumans, Willy J Fouquaert, Elke; Jauneau, Alain; Rouge, Pierre; Et al  A lectin different from the previously described mannose-binding agglutinins has been isolated from the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.
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The microbes within us could explain rising allergy rates.
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For the past 30 years scientists have scoured the most inhospitable environments or life. Just about everywhere they look, they find it thriving in microscopic form.
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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Along with the American waistline, the American plate and portion size have grown too. A study at Rutgers University supports earlier research that people today eat bigger servings than they did 20 years ago.
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Researchers analyzing variation in the human genome have concluded that human evolution accelerated enormously in the last 40,000 years under the force of natural selection.
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Why do we gossip? Evolution may hold some surprising answers.
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30/08/2004 - A new animal study adds to evidence of the health benefits of a low-glycemic-index diet, already getting increasing attention from Europeâs food industry.
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For the first time, scientists have created a genetic map of a cow, providing researchers a new tool to reduce animal disease and improve the nutrition of beef and dairy products
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Genetically engineered mice outperform their naturally bred brethren
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NEW YORK  - People living in societies that rely heavily on starch for nutrition have evolved to digest these foods more effectively, research suggests.