Research Uncovered: Baba Mass

August 20, 2020 | News

This article was published originally by endeavors on August 19th, 2020. Baba Mass is a research technician in the Voruganti Lab within the UNC Nutrition Research Institute. He studies how genes and diet impact serum uric acid levels – a chemical created when the body...

Precision Nutrition—the Answer to “What to Eat to Stay Healthy”

August 18, 2020 | News

This article was published originally online in the Journal of the American Medical Association on August 7, 2020. By Griffin P. Rodgers, MD and Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD The long-recognized centrality and importance of...

Matching Meals to Metabolism

August 18, 2020 | News, Zeisel

This article was originally published on knowablemagazine.org on July 28, 2020. By Jyoti Madhusoodanan Q&A with nutrition researcher Steven Zeisel Genes, microbes and other factors govern how each person’s body processes nutrients. Understanding the connections...

A Nutrigenetic Study of Purine Metabolism and Cognitive Function

July 24, 2020 | Cheatham, News

Nutrigenetic research at the NRI often focuses on brain development and health across the lifespan. Recently, faculty members Carol Cheatham, PhD, and Saroja Voruganti, PhD, received a supplemental grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA), a division of the...

What I Learned About Nutrition Risks for COVID-19

July 23, 2020 | Kohlmeier, News

This blog post was originally published on BMJ Journals – COVID-19 on July 3, 2020. Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD Review by Shane McAuliffe RD and Prof Sumantra (Shumone) Ray on behalf of the NNEdPro Nutrition & Covid-19 Taskforce I am just reading that the...

Researchers map how coronavirus infection travels through cells of nasal cavity and respiratory tract

June 23, 2020 | News