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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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AUG 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells may be a new therapeutic avenue for baldness or alopecia, in which hair is lost because of aging, chemotherap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2017Plants & Animals
Animals eat food because they’re in constant need of nutrition replenishment and energy to survive. On the other h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2017Microbiology
There’s all sorts of hype over the human microbiome - the living human microbiome. That is, most people are intere ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen ...JUL 28, 2017Microbiology
“You are what you eat” is the saying. How about “You are what your gut microbes tell you to eat” ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 26, 2017Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
Sea levels are rising and as a consequence so are the number of sea walls. However, until now the environmental impacts ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 20, 2017Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Cardiology
The importance of relaxation and the severity of seasonal affective disorders was brought to light in a recent nationwid ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A natural compound Salk Institute scientists have been studying has been shown to reduce the mental deficits and inflamm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2017Videos
When it comes to food, the possibilities of what you might be craving are endless. You might even start munching on some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2017Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Greenland is experiencing an intense summer bloom of phytoplankton and researchers think that the cause of it is iron. I ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 05, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C ...JUN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Cardiology
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is rare but dangerous, and for the women and children that survive, a lifelong risk of he ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2017Microbiology
What determines how big or small bacteria are? New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that fat makes ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 25, 2017Microbiology
New work shows how easily toxins made by black mold can move into the air and be inhaled.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2017Plants & Animals
It’s common knowledge that cold climate can be detrimental to plants, but what isn’t so commonly known are t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2017Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc ...JUN 21, 2017Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
The Amazon River Basin, which contains 20% of the world’s freshwater and covers more than 6.1 million square kilom ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells may be a new therapeutic avenue for baldness or alopecia, in which hair is lost because of aging, chemotherap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animals eat food because they’re in constant need of nutrition replenishment and energy to survive. On the other h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
There’s all sorts of hype over the human microbiome - the living human microbiome. That is, most people are intere
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen
...
JUL 28, 2017
Microbiology
“You are what you eat” is the saying. How about “You are what your gut microbes tell you to eat”
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 26, 2017
Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Sea levels are rising and as a consequence so are the number of sea walls. However, until now the environmental impacts
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 20, 2017
Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Cardiology
The importance of relaxation and the severity of seasonal affective disorders was brought to light in a recent nationwid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A natural compound Salk Institute scientists have been studying has been shown to reduce the mental deficits and inflamm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2017
Videos
When it comes to food, the possibilities of what you might be craving are endless. You might even start munching on some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Greenland is experiencing an intense summer bloom of phytoplankton and researchers think that the cause of it is iron. I
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C
...
JUN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Cardiology
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is rare but dangerous, and for the women and children that survive, a lifelong risk of he
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2017
Microbiology
What determines how big or small bacteria are? New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that fat makes
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 25, 2017
Microbiology
New work shows how easily toxins made by black mold can move into the air and be inhaled.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s common knowledge that cold climate can be detrimental to plants, but what isn’t so commonly known are t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2017
Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc
...
JUN 21, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Amazon River Basin, which contains 20% of the world’s freshwater and covers more than 6.1 million square kilom
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan