Research Categories for Brain and Nervous System

Brain and Nervous System

Brain Function
- Brain Development
  - - Nutrition in Brain Development and Aging: Role of Essential Fatty Acids
- IQ
  - - Why Fat is Essential for a Healthy Mind
    - Effect of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formula on problem solving at 10 months of age.
- Dyslexia
  - - Dark adaptation, motor skills, docosahexaenoic acid, and dyslexia
- Dementia
  - - Fatty acid analysis of blood plasma of patients with alzheimer's disease, other types of dementia, and cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer's
  - - Consumption of Fish and n-3 Fatty Acids & Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease
    - Fish consumption, n-3 fatty acids, and subsequent 5-y cognitive decline in elderly men
    - Plasma phosphatidylcholine docosahexaenoic acid content and risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease
    - Omega-3 fatty acid treatment in 174 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease
    - Cognitive decline and fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes – The EVA Study
    - Polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants, and cognitive function in very old men
- ADD/ADHD
  - - Effects of an open-label pilot study with high-dose EPA/DHA concentrates on plasma phospholipids and behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    - Fatty acid status and behavioural symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adolescents: A case-control study
    - Plasma, red blood cells phospholipids and clinical evaluation after long chain omega-3 supplementation in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    - Effects of an open-label pilot study with high-dose EPA/DHA concentrates on plasma phospholipids and behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    - Effect of supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids and micronutrients on learning and behavior problems associated with child ADHD
    - The Oxford-Durham study: a randomized, controlled trial of dietary supplementation with fatty acids in children with developmental coordination disorder
    - Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
    - Essential fatty acid metabolism in boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
    - Clinical characteristics and serum essential fatty acid levels in hyperactive children
- Depression and Suicide
  - - EPA but Not DHA Appears To Be Responsible for the Efficacy of Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation in Depression: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    - Long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease feelings of anger in substance abusers
    - dose-ranging study of the effects of ethyl-eicosapentaenoate in patients with ongoing depression despite apparently adequate treatment with standard drugs
    - Fish consumption, depression, and suicidality in a general population
    - Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in the diet and in red blood cell membranes of depressed patients
    - Essential fatty acids predict metabolites of serotonin and dopamine in cerebrospinal fluid among healthy control subjects, and early- and late-onset alcoholics
    - Arachidonic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid ratio in blood correlates positively with clinical symptoms of depression
    - Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and depression: when cholesterol does not satisfy
- Aggression
- Anxiety and Stress
  - - A Solid Dietary Fat Containing Fish Oil Redistributes Lipoprotein
- Vision
  - Retinopathy
  - Cataracts
  - Dry Eye Syndrome
  - Macular Degeneration
    - - 3 Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and 12-y incidence of neovascular age-related macular degeneration and central geographic atrophy: AREDS report 30, a prospective cohort study from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study1
      - Oily fish consumption, dietary docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid intakes, and associations with neovascular age-related macular degeneration
      - Dietary Fatty Acids and the 5-Year Incidence of Age-Related Maculopathy
  - - Meta-Analysis of Dietary Essential FA & LCPUFA as they Relate to Visual Resolution Acuity in Healthy Preterm Infants

Neurological Disorders and Disease
- Bi-Polar Disorder
- Schizophrenia
  - - Polyunsaturated fatty acid (fish or evening primrose oil) for schizophrenia
- Autism
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
  - - Dietary intervention with oil rich fish reduces platelet-monocyte aggregation in man
    - Association of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with stability of atherosclerotic plaques: a randomised controlled trial
    - Intake of fish and omega-3 fatty acids and risk of stroke in women
    - Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on glucose homeostasis and blood pressure in essential hypertension
    - Dietary intake and cell membrane levels of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of primary cardiac arrest
    - Usefulness of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
    - Association of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with stability of atherosclerotic plaques: a randomised controlled trial