Lactic acid build-up causes a burning sensation in your muscles during intense exercise. Lactic acid is not responsible for sore muscles the day after exercise, contrary to popular belief.

“Lactic acid is seen by many as the gentler, more tolerated alternative to glycolic acid due to its slightly bigger molecule size.” It also works effectively on body skin. “In recent ...

So you been sprinting, Lily? Just a bit of cramp? So that's the lactic acid building up. When an athlete does too much or runs too vigorously, not enough oxygen can be delivered to the muscles.

University of Bath researchers have created a lactic acid sensor using double-layer capacitance created when a particular sensitive molecule is attached to a graphene-like porous electrode structure ...

The results showed that lactic acid bacteria can inhibit the development of cervical cancer. This joint research, conducted in collaboration with Professor Jeong Geun-Oh's team at Kyungpook ...

A nucleic acid is a long molecule made up of smaller molecules called nucleotides. Nucleic acids were discovered in 1868, when twenty-four-year-old Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated a ...

Researchers have engineered yeast to efficiently convert methanol into D-lactic acid, a key compound for biodegradable plastics and pharmaceuticals. By optimizing gene and promoter combinations ...

Hyakujuro Yamahai, brewed with lactic acid bacteria, picked up the Platinum Medal award in the “junmai-shu” (pure rice sake) category at the annual competition in France. The sake, produced by ...