Pediatrics
Cow's milk allergy in childhood may lead to weaker bones: study
(HealthDay)—Children who are allergic to cow's milk may have weaker bones than kids with other food allergies, a small study suggests.
Apr 20, 2016
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Medical research
Protein-trapped sugar compounds nourish infant gut microbes
UC Davis researchers have shown that an enzyme produced by beneficial microbes in babies' intestines is able to harvest specific sugar compounds from human breast-milk and cow's milk. The discovery identifies those sugars—rather ...
Apr 15, 2016
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Health
Two thirds of cattle attacks on people involve dogs, new study finds
Dog owners are being urged to remember to be vigilant with their pets when walking near cows in the countryside, following a new review into cattle attacks by the University of Liverpool.
Feb 1, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists say Alzheimer's is probably a collection of diseases that should be classified and treated separately
Deciphering the mechanism that underlies the development of Alzheimer's disease in certain families but not in others, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Medicine have proposed that the malady ...
Nov 3, 2015
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Immunology
Probiotic formula reverses cow's milk allergies by changing gut bacteria of infants
The gut bacteria of infants who developed tolerance to cow's milk after treatment with probiotic formula showed significant differences from those who remained allergic, according to a new study published September 22, 2015, ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Medical research
Finding a way forward in the fight against prion disease
For much of her adult life Valerie Sim has been fascinated by a disease very few in the world can claim to even begin to understand. Sim is one of Canada's foremost authorities on prion disease—more commonly known as bovine ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Humans carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than animals they work with
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a concern for the health and well-being of both humans and farm animals. One of the most common and costly diseases faced by the dairy industry is bovine mastitis, a potentially fatal bacterial ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Medical research
Prion protein protects against epilepsy
In the most systematic and rigorous study conducted thus far in its field, the prion protein (PrPC) was clearly shown to play a role in preventing the onset of epileptic seizures. PrPC is perhaps best known in its 'degenerate' ...
Jul 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Australian gets fatal 'one-in-a-million' brain disease
An Australian has been diagnosed with a deadly "one-in-a-million" degenerative brain condition, but authorities Wednesday stressed it was unrelated to mad cow disease and not contagious.
Jul 8, 2015
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Pediatrics
Is colitis in infants caused by their own intestinal flora?
The existing explanatory model for the development of a special form of colitis in infants is currently being called into question: Whereas it was previously assumed that the cause is an allergic reaction to cow's milk proteins, ...
Jul 6, 2015
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