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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 14, 2016Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc ...OCT 10, 2016Space & Astronomy
Saturn has well over 60 moons, and interestingly, many of those, including Enceladus and Titan, seem to harbor what astr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2016Videos
At one point or another, your dog may have eaten its own poop after going outside to relieve itself. Of course, sometime ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 24, 2016Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 20, 2016Cancer
Cancer has an insatiable appetite for the body’s nutrients. Most of the time, sugar is its preferred source of ene ...SEP 13, 2016Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Not all fat are bad – brown fat actually act as fuel for the body to stay warm and maintain healthy weights. Now, ...SEP 12, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2016Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2016Cardiology
Hydrogen sulfide gas, commonly referred to “rotten egg gas,” may be stinky, but researchers are finding that ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2016Plants & Animals
Often times when pet fish owners get tired of being pet fish owners, they’ll dump their pets into the local wild w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2016Earth & The Environment
If you take a moment to Google “toxic algal bloom,” you may be surprised by the numerous recent new articles ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2016Cancer
Faced with low nutrients and starvation, pancreatic cancer doesn’t back down. In fact, scientists have found that ...AUG 16, 2016Cardiology
Many people who have a heart attack will have to undergo either a coronary angioplasty or a coronary artery bypass graft ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2016Neuroscience
Does size matter? Well, it depends, but in terms of the brain, it’s definitely a factor. A study directed by neuro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 09, 2016Cardiology
One of the many methods behind improving treatment for adverse cardiovascular events include helping the heart help itse ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 07, 2016Microbiology
Eukaryotic cells are nicely organized - all the important bits are housed in the nucleus or associated with other organe ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc
...
OCT 10, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Saturn has well over 60 moons, and interestingly, many of those, including Enceladus and Titan, seem to harbor what astr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2016
Videos
At one point or another, your dog may have eaten its own poop after going outside to relieve itself. Of course, sometime
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 24, 2016
Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2016
Cancer
Cancer has an insatiable appetite for the body’s nutrients. Most of the time, sugar is its preferred source of ene
...
SEP 13, 2016
Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not all fat are bad – brown fat actually act as fuel for the body to stay warm and maintain healthy weights. Now,
...
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2016
Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2016
Cardiology
Hydrogen sulfide gas, commonly referred to “rotten egg gas,” may be stinky, but researchers are finding that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2016
Plants & Animals
Often times when pet fish owners get tired of being pet fish owners, they’ll dump their pets into the local wild w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2016
Earth & The Environment
If you take a moment to Google “toxic algal bloom,” you may be surprised by the numerous recent new articles
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2016
Cancer
Faced with low nutrients and starvation, pancreatic cancer doesn’t back down. In fact, scientists have found that
...
AUG 16, 2016
Cardiology
Many people who have a heart attack will have to undergo either a coronary angioplasty or a coronary artery bypass graft
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Does size matter? Well, it depends, but in terms of the brain, it’s definitely a factor. A study directed by neuro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 09, 2016
Cardiology
One of the many methods behind improving treatment for adverse cardiovascular events include helping the heart help itse
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
Eukaryotic cells are nicely organized - all the important bits are housed in the nucleus or associated with other organe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch