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US Post Office Kannapolis Library Kannapolis Parks & Recreation Shopping Oak Avenue Mall – 0.7 miles – within walking distance to NRI 358 Oak Ave Mall Dr, Kannapolis , NC 28081 Contains Grocery (Food Lion), Discount (Family Dollar), and Restaurants (Subway, Pizza...
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Long-term American Homes 4 Rent Atlantic American (Castle & Cooke) Coopers Ridge Apartments Integra Springs Apartments at Kellswater Legacy Grand at Concord Apartments The Ridges Apartments Vida Apartments Inform landlord that you are employed at UNC Chapel Hill...
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Some notable nearby area hospitals include: Atrium Health-NorthEast Medical Center 920 Church Street N, Concord, NC 28025 704-403-3000 Carolinas Healthcare System Kannapolis 2711 Lane Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081 704-403-3000 Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center...
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City of Kannapolis Customer Service Center 401 Laureate Way (First Floor, City Hall & Police Headquarters) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except City holidays 704-920-4399 For one resource with everything below and more, see the Kannapolis, NC...
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Check www.charlottesgotalot.com for a calendar of events. The Charlotte region has several huge festivals that draw crowds worldwide annually. Downtown Charlotte Carolina Panthers Stadium Charlotte Hornets Arena Charlotte Checkers Charlotte Knights (minor league...
Startup SNP Therapeutics Merges Gene Testing With Personalized Nutrition
July 15, 2019 – In what may be the ultimate affirmation of “you are what you eat,” an innovative Charlotte-area company is merging high-tech genomic testing with personalized nutritional formulations to treat individual medical conditions.
Zeisel Presents Before NIH
Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) Director Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, recently presented before the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nutrition Research Task Force (NRTF). The NRTF was established in October 2016 to coordinate and accelerate progress in nutrition...
July 2019
Chinese herb may be a natural method of treating diabetes June 28, 2019 –The traditional Chinese herb Lycii Cortex (LyC), with its powerful compound kukoamine B, could be an effective nutraceutical choice for lowering blood glucose when used alone or in combination...
What should I eat on my night shift?
June 11, 2019 -Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD, director of the Human Research Core at the University of North Carolina’s Nutrition Research Institute, says, “The effect of a disrupted sleep cycle on energy metabolism is real but of modest size. In the end, it’s about the practicalities of food access, convenience, and the time demands of the shift. Planning ahead is your friend.