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January 2016
Mother's Diet Impacts Development of Baby's Brain Children of mothers whose diet during pregnancy was deficient in the essential nutrient choline have lower performance on cognitive tests. Cognition is rooted in the brain’s cortex, but a direct link between maternal...
What We're Learning about Mom's Nutrition and Alcohol
January 1, 2017 • Dr. Phil May’s research group at the NRI studies the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in humans. The recent addition to the NRI faculty of Dr. Susan Smith now provides an avenue toward understanding how maternal nutrition might affect the relationship between alcohol and FASD through the use of animal models. Two recent papers from these research groups illustrates this synergy […]
The Latino Eyelid: Anthropometric Analysis of a Spectrum of Findings.
Comparison of 2 models for gene– environment interactions: an example of simulated gene–medication interactions on systolic blood pressure in family-based data
Genome-wide association of trajectories of systolic blood pressure change
Renowned Scientist Joins Nutrition Research Institute
November 30, 2016 • Susan Sumner, PhD joins the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) on December 1, 2016, as a Professor of metabolomicsNutrition. Dr. Sumner is working to make personalized medicine a reality through metabolomics. Metabolomics involves measuring thousands of metabolites in cells, tissues, and biological fluids.
December 2015
It’s #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to celebrating generosity and to giving to a cause you care about. Please consider a gift to the Nutrition Research Institute. Healthy Brain Function Tied to Nutrition A variety of research on babies and their...
December 2016
Mom's Diet Can Affect Development of Next Two Generations Nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy can have lasting effects across generations that impact development not only of children, but also of grandchildren. These heritable effects are linked to epigenetic...
Add Healthy, Tasty Twists to Your Holiday Treats and Meals
November 21, 2016 • Holiday meals are one of the joys of the season that inevitably become the bane of each New Year, but it doesn’t have to be that way!
Seasonal delights are often packed with sugar, “bad” fat and holiday memories that make the temptation too much. This season, nutrition experts at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) offer their tips, suggestions, and personal recipe favorites that will help you enjoy your favorite foods without carrying them with you into 2017.