April 9, 2026 | Cheatham News, Goode News, Hursting News, Machine Learning, Mooney News, News, News Rushing, S Krupenko News, Smith News, Tate News
You may have heard the term “precision nutrition” before. But at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), it is more than a concept, it is a shift in how we understand food, health, and the human body. While nutrition advice has traditionally followed a one-size-fits-all approach, NRI researchers are uncovering a far more complex reality, one where individuals can respond very differently to the same foods.
October 7, 2025 | Cheatham News, Machine Learning, News, Smith News
Two recently awarded grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will fuel research aimed at better understanding, and ultimately preventing, the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.
March 14, 2025 | Machine Learning, Mooney News, News, Saini News, Smith News
A new study from the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) looks at how prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) changes placental metabolism and what that means for fetal brain development. The research, a collaboration between Nipun Saini, PhD, Susan Smith, PhD, and Sandra...
January 2, 2025 | News, Smith News
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a pivotal report examining the health impacts of moderate alcohol consumption. Requested by Congress, this report is intended to inform the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for...
