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Our research not only influences the scientific community, but the general public as well. We strive to share our discoveries with everyone. Read some of our latest articles on what is happening at the Nutrition Research Institute.
5 Ways to Make Cancer Research Work for You
The effects of nutrition on cancer are still being studied, but research indicates a clear corollary, especially for some cancers. NRI director Dr. Steven H. Zeisel confirms that “what you eat certainly matters” in this article from Zester Daily.
Personalized Medicine: The Future of Medicine?
Tuesday, July 15, WFAE’s Charlotte Talks welcomed a panel of experts including NRI director Steven Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D. to discuss personalized medicine.
A CHAMPION OF NUTRITION EDUCATION
The NRI’s Martin Kohlmeier, M.D., Ph.D., research professor in nutrition, is championing worldwide nutrition education that bridges the gap between the bench, physician exam rooms and the kitchen table.
Could nutrition affect male infertility?
Nutrition may be key to some male infertility. NRI’s researcher Summer Goodson is investigating. Her study, seeking participants, was featured in the Health column in the Charlotte Observer in July 2014.
NRI’s nutrition and diet instruction entering mainstream of medical practice
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) are filling a much needed gap for students in medical schools around the world with its Nutrition in Medicine curriculum. The curriculum centers on an initiative to bring...
First study in NRI's Metabolic Chamber leads to metabolism breakthrough
The UNC NRI is home to one of the few metabolic chambers (whole room calorimeters) in the country and to the only one in the sate of North Carolina. This unique tool offers the most accurate way available to assess metabolism because it measures energy expenditure...
Mother's diet before pregnancy may change gene-expression of offspring
An epigenetic study conducted by NRI scientist Mihai Niculescu, M.D., Ph.D., shows that in mice, maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation can have a significant impact upon the offspring's ability to use its own nutrients during early life. Specifically, this...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is much more common than expected
An $8.9 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is allowing NRI scientist Philip May, Ph.D., to examine the prevalence and characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the United States....
Study Identifies Gene Associated with Male Infertility
Fifteen of every hundred couples in the world who want to have children find it difficult or impossible to conceive. In about half those couples, the difficulty results from the male partner's fertility. Now researchers at UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), in...