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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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JAN 27, 2021Cancer
New research in mouse models suggests that intermittent fasting could reduce the risk of metastasis of breast cancer tum ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
In an interdisciplinary collaboration, researchers from MBARI, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and Woods Hole Oc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 05, 2021Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Cancer
The metabolism of cancer has interested scientists in recent decades. Many cancers conduct "normal" metabolism ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 24, 2020Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In the latter half of the last century, agriculture underwent a technological revolution that enabled farmers to create ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Reduced food intake, known as dietary restriction, leads to a longer lifespan in many animals and can improve health in ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A promising solution relies on materials that capture heavy metal atoms, such as copper ions, from wastewater through a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2020Microbiology
Autism is a complex disorder that has sent researchers searching for what is causing it, as the rates continue to rise. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency b ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and it arises in anywhere from two to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2020Cancer
A study published last week in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine provides insight into the molecular mechanisms t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 01, 2020Plants & Animals
There are veins in plants that move nutrients and other important molecules around. These veins have to be carefully org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
A team of researchers from USC, Columbia University, University of Washington, MIT and the University of Hawaii, have fo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People that eat a 'paleo' diet operate under the idea that we should be eating more like our ancestors, and that metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Cancer
New research in mouse models suggests that intermittent fasting could reduce the risk of metastasis of breast cancer tum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
In an interdisciplinary collaboration, researchers from MBARI, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and Woods Hole Oc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 05, 2021
Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Cancer
The metabolism of cancer has interested scientists in recent decades. Many cancers conduct "normal" metabolism
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 24, 2020
Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In the latter half of the last century, agriculture underwent a technological revolution that enabled farmers to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Reduced food intake, known as dietary restriction, leads to a longer lifespan in many animals and can improve health in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A promising solution relies on materials that capture heavy metal atoms, such as copper ions, from wastewater through a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2020
Microbiology
Autism is a complex disorder that has sent researchers searching for what is causing it, as the rates continue to rise.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and it arises in anywhere from two to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2020
Cancer
A study published last week in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine provides insight into the molecular mechanisms t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
There are veins in plants that move nutrients and other important molecules around. These veins have to be carefully org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A team of researchers from USC, Columbia University, University of Washington, MIT and the University of Hawaii, have fo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People that eat a 'paleo' diet operate under the idea that we should be eating more like our ancestors, and that metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch