In a recent study published in The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, researchers evaluated the performance of a compact diagnostic assay that can accurately and rapidly diagnose lactose ...

Many adults in the world are unable to digest lactose, the principle sugar in milk, and for the first time scientists have unravelled a genetic code that has proved that lactose-intolerance is the ...

UCLA and Finnish researchers have identified a genetic mutation for lactose intolerance, a painful digestive condition that afflicts some 30 million to 50 million North Americans, 75 percent of ...

The genetic change enabling adults to digest lactose developed as a second stage, centuries after cheese making originated among early farmers who were lactose intolerant as adults. DNA evidence ...

A group of scientists has concluded that ancient Europeans drank milk for millennia despite the digestive problems it may have caused, casting doubt on theories on how humans evolved to tolerate it.

Lactose intolerance, often seen as a simple enzyme deficiency, may have a new explanation. Scientists are exploring how the ...

Lactose intolerance occurs when your body is unable to digest the sugar lactose, which is found in milk and milk products. This causes uncomfortable symptoms including gas, bloating, cramps and even ...

Suckling of infants is universal among mammals, which are after all named after the Latin mamma for teat. Early mammals, around 200 million years ago, presumably had a variety of milk-specific sugars.