Rewriting Cancer’s Energy Story with a Natural Compound
Our findings show a completely novel function of resveratrol that help us understand how it may target cancer cells by altering how they generate energy. By uncovering these shifts in fat metabolism we’re identifying new ways to think about nutrition’s role in cancer research.
From Genes to Cancer Risk: Student Research in Precision Nutrition
Graduate students at the NRI are uncovering how genetics and multi-omics can transform nutrition into a more precise, preventive, and personal science.
From Aging to Cancer: What IGFBP7 Reveals About Women’s Health
What if a simple blood test could reveal who is more likely to face cancer or early death years before symptoms appear?
The Vitamin that Helps–and Hurts–Cancer
The Vitamin That Helps–and Hurts–Cancer June 27, 2025 Madeline Childress joined the NRI in 2019 and began her docotral studies in the fall of 2020. She completed her undergraduate program at the University of Alabama, where she graduated with a major in Biology and...
Innovative Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors
Engaging in physical activity improves quality of life for cancer survivors, yet nearly 60% of young adult cancer survivors are physically inactive. Researchers at UNC-CH and the NRI are looking for new approaches to encourage more cancer survivors to be physically...
How Nutrition Impacts Liver Cancer & Alzheimer’s: New Research at the NRI
Amira Abdellatef, PhD, and Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD, of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute have been awarded a Pilot and Feasibility Program grant from SPLENDOR-NC. This award provides funding to early-career scientists to support research that advances...