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Nutrient
Nutrients are substances used by organisms to live and grow. Humans acquire nutrients through dietary intake and proper nutrient intake is essential for the human body to properly function. Major classes of nutrients include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water.
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JUL 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Close to one million people in the United States are living with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic, neuroinflamma ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUL 16, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Concerns about runaway climate change and tipping points of no return are constant sources of fear in our warming world. ...Written By: Matthew LundyJUL 09, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Microbiology
The many microbes in our gastrointestinal tract affect us, and they, in turn, are affected by what we eat. Scientists ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2021Immunology
Circulating immune cells are constantly on the lookout for the presence of any pathogenic intruders in the body. Once a ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The body needs fatty acts for a variety of functions, and the health benefits of taking fatty acid supplements have long ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have to maintain the right size; bacterial and eukaryotic cells tend to have a characteristic size, but that may a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can detect and destroy pathogenic and cancerous cells, but sometimes those dangerous cells can evade t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Cancer
A breakthrough study soon to be presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE later this week reports that women who main ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2021Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Microbiology
Humans have been able to use machines to master movement, but there are many organisms that can get around just fine on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 15, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Francisco have found that retinal scans can detect changes in blood ve ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 13, 2021Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Cancer
New research from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reports on a development in improving the effectiveness of c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 09, 2021Cancer
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have conducted a study on biomarkers in order to glean more information on th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2021Cancer
New research published online in the journal Gut from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a link between obesity and reduced blood flow to the brain. For t ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
The heart is one of the most reliable parts of the body. It pumps day and night, delivering fresh oxygen and nutrients t ...Written By: Jasper Cantrell
JUL 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Close to one million people in the United States are living with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic, neuroinflamma
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUL 16, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Concerns about runaway climate change and tipping points of no return are constant sources of fear in our warming world.
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JUL 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Microbiology
The many microbes in our gastrointestinal tract affect us, and they, in turn, are affected by what we eat. Scientists ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Microbiology
Escherichia coli bacteria are known to live in the gut, and they can also sicken people if they contaminate food that ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Immunology
Circulating immune cells are constantly on the lookout for the presence of any pathogenic intruders in the body. Once a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body needs fatty acts for a variety of functions, and the health benefits of taking fatty acid supplements have long
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have to maintain the right size; bacterial and eukaryotic cells tend to have a characteristic size, but that may a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can detect and destroy pathogenic and cancerous cells, but sometimes those dangerous cells can evade t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Cancer
A breakthrough study soon to be presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE later this week reports that women who main
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Microbiology
Humans have been able to use machines to master movement, but there are many organisms that can get around just fine on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Francisco have found that retinal scans can detect changes in blood ve
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Cancer
New research from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reports on a development in improving the effectiveness of c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 09, 2021
Cancer
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have conducted a study on biomarkers in order to glean more information on th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2021
Cancer
New research published online in the journal Gut from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a link between obesity and reduced blood flow to the brain. For t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
The heart is one of the most reliable parts of the body. It pumps day and night, delivering fresh oxygen and nutrients t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell