April 26, 2016 | Community News, News, Research News
April 26, 2016 • Summer Goodson earned her Ph.D. in Cell and Development Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011. Now, only five years later, she has been recognized for a significant contribution in the field of andrology. In April, at the 41st Annual American Society of Andrology (ASA) Conference in New Orleans, LA, she was evaluated by anonymous judges and became one of four out of 148 trainees to receive the Trainee Merit Award.
April 26, 2016 | Community News, News, Research News, Smith News, Zeisel News
April 26, 2016 • Some inherited genetic mutations have obvious harmful effects, such as those associated with cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. Now, scientists are learning more about stress-induced effects of gene mutations. We have known for some time that certain astronauts who had spent time at the International Space Station developed vision problems.
April 25, 2016 | Community News, Hursting News, News, Research News
April 25, 2016 • Watch Stephen Hursting, Ph.D., M.P.H. discuss his research on Fox 46.
April 12, 2016 | Community News, News, Research News
April 12, 2016 • Cashew Chipolte Crema recipe designed by Chef Megan Lambert, Senior Instructor at Johnson & Wales University.
March 28, 2016 | Community News, EOY2016, Hursting News, News, Research News
March 28, 2016 • Researchers striving to break the link between obesity and cancer have found in a new preclinical study that significant weight loss through calorie restriction, but not moderate weight loss through a low-fat diet, was linked to reduced breast cancer growth. The preliminary findings (abstract #4321) will be presented from 1-5 p.m. April 19 at the 2016 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
March 28, 2016 | Community News, EOY2016, Hursting News, May News, News, Research News
March 28, 2016 • Promising work is underway in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Hursting at the NRI to identify dietary interventions that can reduce the risk of cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids are well known anti-inflammatory dietary supplements. Because inflammation is associated with cancer, Hursting is investigating whether these supplements can reduce risk of developing cancer.
