Nutrition
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Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are more like us than you might think.
For example, they share 65%–75% of disease-causing genes with humans, making them important…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 25, 2025) — Van Andel Institute has recruited metabolism expert Maulik Patel, Ph.D., as an associate professor in its Department…
How exactly does metabolism power immune cells? And can we find ways to optimize this process to combat disease?
In a recent public lecture, a…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 12, 2024) — The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won’t make or break your day. However,…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 22, 2024) — Cutting off cancer cells’ access to fat may help a specific type of cancer treatment work more effectively, reports a…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 17, 2024) — Van Andel Institute scientists have identified more than 1,000 previously undetected proteins in common metabolite samples, which persist despite…
Dr. Russell Jones spends a lot of time thinking about what our cells eat.
As a scientist who studies the interaction between the immune…
There are plenty of supposed “anti-cancer” diets out there, but what does science say about the relationship between nutrition and cancer?