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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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MAY 15, 2018Cardiology
A new study spearheaded by a long-time cardiology physician assistant (PA) provides evidence for the importance of proac ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2018Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2018Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2018Cardiology
Using a web tool called GeneMatcher, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine studying defective copies of the ari-1 g ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Imagine a model twice the size of a basketball court, filled with twists and turns and peaks and valleys. The size of it ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 17, 2018Cardiology
Scientists from Brazil have confirmed that listening to music in the hour following the administration of drugs designed ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2018Cardiology
Frequent smoking habits greatly increase the risk of heart failure for African Americans, compared to those who never sm ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2018Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out; zinc oxide may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is the second-leading preventable cause of cancer. Scientists are trying to learn more about how fat cells can p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are miniature versions of human organs that are advancing the study of biology. These 3D structures are an exc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2018Cardiology
Your mother pestered you to eat your vegetables when you were young, and that advice does not grow old when you do. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Eggshells are a marvel of nature; they can resist breakage by outside forces, yet will easily crack open from the inside ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2018Microbiology
Planetary protection is an important part of space missions; it is meant to reduce cross-contamination between Earth and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2018Videos
Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical twin Mark participated in NASA's twin study to assess what effect space travel h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2018Technology
Mitton's reactor is already being deployed in Florida to remove phosphorous and nitrates from lakes.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 20, 2018Videos
You might've heard the old wives' tale about how swallowing chewing gum is bad because it'll stay at the bottom of your ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
Roughly one million plastic water bottles are bought around the world every minute. That’s 20,000 per second. Less ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cellsWritten By:MAR 14, 2018Technology
Knowing when and how much to water a plant year-round can be challenging.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 13, 2018Videos
The Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) building in Hamburg, Germany, is powered entirely by algae. It has been in operation ...Written By: Julia Travers
MAY 15, 2018
Cardiology
A new study spearheaded by a long-time cardiology physician assistant (PA) provides evidence for the importance of proac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2018
Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2018
Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2018
Cardiology
Using a web tool called GeneMatcher, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine studying defective copies of the ari-1 g
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Imagine a model twice the size of a basketball court, filled with twists and turns and peaks and valleys. The size of it
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 17, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists from Brazil have confirmed that listening to music in the hour following the administration of drugs designed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Frequent smoking habits greatly increase the risk of heart failure for African Americans, compared to those who never sm
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2018
Immunology
Drugs that reduce cholesterol, like statins, can treat existing heart disease, but what if there was way to prevent hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out; zinc oxide may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is the second-leading preventable cause of cancer. Scientists are trying to learn more about how fat cells can p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are miniature versions of human organs that are advancing the study of biology. These 3D structures are an exc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2018
Cardiology
Your mother pestered you to eat your vegetables when you were young, and that advice does not grow old when you do. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Eggshells are a marvel of nature; they can resist breakage by outside forces, yet will easily crack open from the inside
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2018
Microbiology
Planetary protection is an important part of space missions; it is meant to reduce cross-contamination between Earth and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2018
Videos
Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical twin Mark participated in NASA's twin study to assess what effect space travel h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2018
Technology
Mitton's reactor is already being deployed in Florida to remove phosphorous and nitrates from lakes.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 20, 2018
Videos
You might've heard the old wives' tale about how swallowing chewing gum is bad because it'll stay at the bottom of your
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Roughly one million plastic water bottles are bought around the world every minute. That’s 20,000 per second. Less
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2018
Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cells
Written By:
MAR 14, 2018
Technology
Knowing when and how much to water a plant year-round can be challenging.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 13, 2018
Videos
The Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) building in Hamburg, Germany, is powered entirely by algae. It has been in operation
...
Written By:
Julia Travers