As GLP-1 medications become more widely available, NRI Medical Director John Batsis, MD, shares expert insight with CNN on what older adults should consider before using them for weight loss.
NRI’s Virtual Internship Program helps high school students explore nutrition research, build science skills and imagine future STEM careers.
A new NRI study led by Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD, explores whether blood markers can help show if someone is getting enough choline, an essential nutrient linked to brain, liver and cellular health.
Every discovery begins with a question. But at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, many discoveries also begin with a participant willing to say yes.
In this personal essay, Brooke Giles reflects on what it is like to experience NRI research from the participant side — and why taking part in a study can help advance science, support better health and contribute to discoveries that may benefit families, communities and future generations.