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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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OCT 11, 2018Videos
Did you know that 36.5% of adults in the US are obese and 9.4% of the US has diabetes? It's not a secret that it' ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems there is no shortage of diet trends, although we've moved on from Atkins and South Beach and into the world of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2018Microbiology
A varsity of creative strategies have been proposed as solutions to climate change, from practical to outlandish.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
You may not have heard of the groundcherry, but scientists are eager to get people to try the newly-modified exotic frui ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Hemp is a form of the cannabis plant that was specially bred for its use in textiles. It contains very little of the psy ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
They're known for helping to reduce the impact of cancer drug side effects, but it's possible that cannabinoids themselv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2018Cardiology
History or recent stroke can double the risk of dementia.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsSEP 05, 2018Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
With a tool called lattice light sheet microscopy, scientists can view biological processes as they happen in live cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New research shows that scientists have to take steps to verify the identity of the cell lines they grow.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2018Videos
Organ chips are great for studying parts of the human body that are challenging to explore.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2018Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t ...Written By: Heba El-wassefAUG 24, 2018Microbiology
Often thought of as a dangerous germ, it seems that E. coli may be playing a helpful role in the uptake of iron.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2018Earth & The Environment
Have you ever seen a red tide? If you live in Florida near the coast, it’s unlikely that you’ve been able to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 11, 2018Cardiology
New targeted drug delivery system allows for rapid response to break down clots during heart attack, limiting cardiac da ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 08, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long recognized the oriental cuckoo as a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2018Health & Medicine
Every parent wants their children to be healthy. Parents research vaccines, foods, healthcare and so much more. Food can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 07, 2018Cancer
Targeted therapy for Bcl-2 may be helpful in more than the two lymphoma diagnoses that were recently approved by the FDA ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAUG 05, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria living in the soils of Earth seem locked in battle with the fungi there.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The complexity of human organs has made them difficult to engineer, but real progress is being made.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2018Cardiology
For the past decade heart failure medications have continued to be under-prescribed and at lower-than recommended doses ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 25, 2018Cardiology
A recent study looks at popular food trends and how the contribute to heart health, which foods will live up to the "hyp ...Written By: Caitlin Williams
OCT 11, 2018
Videos
Did you know that 36.5% of adults in the US are obese and 9.4% of the US has diabetes? It's not a secret that it'
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems there is no shortage of diet trends, although we've moved on from Atkins and South Beach and into the world of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2018
Microbiology
A varsity of creative strategies have been proposed as solutions to climate change, from practical to outlandish.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
You may not have heard of the groundcherry, but scientists are eager to get people to try the newly-modified exotic frui
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp is a form of the cannabis plant that was specially bred for its use in textiles. It contains very little of the psy
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
They're known for helping to reduce the impact of cancer drug side effects, but it's possible that cannabinoids themselv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2018
Cardiology
History or recent stroke can double the risk of dementia.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
SEP 05, 2018
Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
With a tool called lattice light sheet microscopy, scientists can view biological processes as they happen in live cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research shows that scientists have to take steps to verify the identity of the cell lines they grow.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2018
Videos
Organ chips are great for studying parts of the human body that are challenging to explore.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2018
Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
AUG 24, 2018
Microbiology
Often thought of as a dangerous germ, it seems that E. coli may be playing a helpful role in the uptake of iron.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever seen a red tide? If you live in Florida near the coast, it’s unlikely that you’ve been able to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 11, 2018
Cardiology
New targeted drug delivery system allows for rapid response to break down clots during heart attack, limiting cardiac da
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 08, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long recognized the oriental cuckoo as a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
Every parent wants their children to be healthy. Parents research vaccines, foods, healthcare and so much more. Food can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 07, 2018
Cancer
Targeted therapy for Bcl-2 may be helpful in more than the two lymphoma diagnoses that were recently approved by the FDA
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
AUG 05, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria living in the soils of Earth seem locked in battle with the fungi there.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The complexity of human organs has made them difficult to engineer, but real progress is being made.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2018
Cardiology
For the past decade heart failure medications have continued to be under-prescribed and at lower-than recommended doses
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 25, 2018
Cardiology
A recent study looks at popular food trends and how the contribute to heart health, which foods will live up to the "hyp
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams