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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 27, 2017Videos
How many of us are guilty of letting our pets lick our faces? It might seem cute, "Aw, she's giving me a kiss!"...until ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 19, 2017Cancer
To fuel their growth and edge out healthy cells, breast cancer cells recycle a waste product into nutrients, researchers ...OCT 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published ...OCT 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re ...OCT 13, 2017Videos
The liver performs many vital metabolic functions for our bodies. It regulates the levels of sugar, fat, and protein tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Florida’s oranges are under threat, and while climate change and hurricanes are a part of that threat, weird weath ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2017Cardiology
When your muscles feel stiff - if you’ve just woken up or you’re sore from exercise - it’s difficult t ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An important type of cell in the brain has been discovered to exert control over appetite.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2017Earth & The Environment
Okay, so let’s admit it: we know very little about the depths of our oceans. But staring straight into the face of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 18, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria are going to be along for any rides that humans take into space, and new research shows that extraterrestrial e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 12, 2017Cardiology
The effects of preeclampsia appear to have an impact only during pregnancy and childbirth, but the condition actually af ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2017Immunology
A unique quality of the main toxic “ingredient” in fire ant venom makes it the newest, if unlikely, candidat ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 08, 2017Health & Medicine
More than half of all heart attack patients die within five years of the event. This is a frightening statistic, but Uni ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurri ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 30, 2017Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2017Cancer
Most everyone who consumes avocados have come to regard the center pit as a mere obstacle to the green and butter smooth ...AUG 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Almonds have been known to lower levels of bad cholesterol, new works shows they may have other benefits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2017Immunology
Since the development of vaccines protecting people from the disease in 1950s, polio has been all but eradicated. Severa ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 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 ...
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
How many of us are guilty of letting our pets lick our faces? It might seem cute, "Aw, she's giving me a kiss!"...until
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 19, 2017
Cancer
To fuel their growth and edge out healthy cells, breast cancer cells recycle a waste product into nutrients, researchers
...
OCT 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published
...
OCT 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re
...
OCT 13, 2017
Videos
The liver performs many vital metabolic functions for our bodies. It regulates the levels of sugar, fat, and protein tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Florida’s oranges are under threat, and while climate change and hurricanes are a part of that threat, weird weath
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2017
Cardiology
When your muscles feel stiff - if you’ve just woken up or you’re sore from exercise - it’s difficult t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An important type of cell in the brain has been discovered to exert control over appetite.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Okay, so let’s admit it: we know very little about the depths of our oceans. But staring straight into the face of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 18, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria are going to be along for any rides that humans take into space, and new research shows that extraterrestrial e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2017
Cardiology
The effects of preeclampsia appear to have an impact only during pregnancy and childbirth, but the condition actually af
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2017
Immunology
A unique quality of the main toxic “ingredient” in fire ant venom makes it the newest, if unlikely, candidat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2017
Health & Medicine
More than half of all heart attack patients die within five years of the event. This is a frightening statistic, but Uni
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurri
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 30, 2017
Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2017
Cancer
Most everyone who consumes avocados have come to regard the center pit as a mere obstacle to the green and butter smooth
...
AUG 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Almonds have been known to lower levels of bad cholesterol, new works shows they may have other benefits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2017
Immunology
Since the development of vaccines protecting people from the disease in 1950s, polio has been all but eradicated. Severa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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
...