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The Vitamin That Helps—and Hurts—Cancer
Madeline Childress, a doctoral student at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute in the Natalia Krupenko Lab, is tackling one of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment: how to kill cancer cells without harming healthy ones. “Cancer, believe it or not, is actually...
Feeding Health with Intelligence featuring Deborah F. Tate, PhD
A new article written by Megan Mendenhall for UNC Research Stories explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming science—and how Carolina researchers are using it to improve human health. UNC Research Stories is a digital storytelling series from UNC...
No More One-Size-Fits-All Diets: How Precision Nutrition Could Rewrite the Rules of Eating Right
Bryan Munoz, PhD, has a message for anyone who’s ever been tempted by the latest diet craze: be skeptical. “Let’s be honest, we’ve all heard it,” said Munoz, a research assistant in the Tate Lab at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute. “Eat like a caveman! Go...
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